Hometown beacon smoke old time shadow

The Spring Festival has just passed, and the spring is chilly on the beach in Shanghai.The morning mist is misty, pedestrians on the road are still wearing long winter coats and hurrying with their heads down, and the trams are still passing by in a monotonous and boring way.Only ten-year-old newspaper boys ran back and forth holding newspapers that smelled of fresh ink, and the whole city seemed to be awakened by them.

"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, the eldest son of the Shen Group was robbed and left on the street~"

"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper!"

A black Buick sedan was parked on the side of the road. A young man in a student uniform got out of the car and hurriedly bought a newspaper.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, my elder brother" Zhaoshi rushed into the house with the newspaper in his hand, and saw Zhaoquan standing in the living room. "Morning sister, good morning." He understood that the family must have known about it.

It turned out that Shen Zhaosong, the uncle of the Shen family, took the dancer Alice from the Dahua Hotel to Peiping. That woman was originally a courtesan in the dance hall, so how could she live with him in peace?It didn't take long to get acquainted with a handsome young man in the theater, who took all of Shen Zhaosong's belongings and disappeared overnight.Shen Zhaosong had no choice but to go to the police station to report the case. He had lost everything, so how could those police masters be willing to help him?In a fit of anger, he went to the theater to make a scene with important people, but was ridiculed by the host.The young master of the Shen family had never been wronged like this before, he chopped up all the colorful outfits backstage and threw them all over the floor.This is the most valuable thing in the theater troupe, the troupe owner naturally asked him to pay for it, and he had no money, so he was beaten up by several martial artists and left on the street.There are people coming and going in Dashilan, Beiping every day. A rich man lives on the street. There are a lot of gossip in the streets and alleys, and tabloid reporters are also moved by the wind.After going back and forth, I found out that this son is the eldest son of the Shen family in Shanghai, and my colleagues in Shanghai have news.

"Where is my sister-in-law?" Zhaoquan patted him on the shoulder, "My sister-in-law has gone to my father's place." "Does my father know?" Sister-in-law and me."

Zhaoshi nodded and was about to turn around and go out, when he heard his sister-in-law upstairs crying, "Dad, dad." Both Zhaoshi and Zhaoquan ran upstairs immediately.

Master Shen's room was dimly lit with thick curtains drawn.The smell of charcoal fire pots and traditional Chinese medicine mixed together in the room, as if the air was going to be corrupted.Shen Qiushan was still lying on the bed, seeing that he was only exhaling but not inhaling, his skinny hands were clutching the cuff of his youngest son Zhaoshi, while Jingxian and Zhaoquan were weeping.Suddenly, his closed eyes opened, and he said to Zhaoshi, "Help me sit for a while." Zhaoshi's eyes widened in surprise. Butler Sun had seen a lot, and knew that this was a sign of returning to the light, so he came over to help Zhaoshi helped the old man up.

Shen Qiushan took a breath, "I've handed over all the family affairs to my grandma. From now on, she has the final say on the Shen family's affairs. Both of you, you should listen to your sister-in-law." He looked at Zhaoquan, "You child, I was spoiled by me since I was a child, and I don't want to be persuaded. That Chen Xiangfan is not a law-abiding person. You didn't listen to me and walked this way. Let me tell you, leave a way out for yourself. Don't rely on him, he can't be relied on." Then he grabbed Zhaoshi's hand, "Father!" Zhaoshi buried his face in his arms and cried.The old father squeezed his hand with the remaining strength, "Don't cry, your father and I are not dead yet. It is said that there are no dutiful sons before the bed for a long time. This year, I have been serving decoctions morning and night. Father knows it well, you He is a sensible person, better than your older brothers and sisters. This is taught by your sister-in-law well, and he will be promising in the future. Unfortunately, I can’t see the day when you will be glorious. You go, go kowtow to your sister-in-law, and beg her In the future, I will take good care of you, and when you grow up, take care of her as your own mother, live a life of filial piety and die a sorrow." Zhao Shi listened to his father's words, and was about to kowtow to Jing Xian, but Jing Xian pulled her back with all her strength. Weeping uncontrollably, "Father, what are you doing!" Shen Qiushan suddenly became short of breath, tilted his head to one side, Zhaoshi rushed over to pull his body, and said with the last of his strength, "From now on, the children of the Shen family If anyone wanders around a brothel and marries a concubine privately, they will be kicked out of the house, and their surname is not allowed to be Shen!"

It didn't take long for Shanghai to spread the word that because of the scandal about his eldest son Shen Zhaosong, Mr. Shen died with regret.Even so, the young master of the Shen family did not go home, and the heart of the grandma of the Shen family was broken and broken, even the blood was drained, and she gradually became cold and hard, and she stopped thinking about this person.

The eldest son was living outside, so Shen Zhaoshi naturally became the filial son of the Shen family.Jingxian and Zhaoquan brought their family members to mourn every day, and entrusted the reception and delivery to the son-in-law Chen Xiangfan, and the affairs of the incense candles and tea in the inner curtains were all handed over to Aunt Gu, and the trouble went so far that the paper was burned. The spirit tablet was installed in the ancestral hall, and finally he took a breath of relief.

Jingxian leaned on the couch with her eyes closed.Xiaozhen stood under the bed with one leg and half-kneeled on the bed with the other leg, supporting Jingxian's back and rubbing her temples.The servant girl Wen Jin called softly outside, "Is Auntie there?" Hearing that, Xiao Zhen paused her hands, and Jing Xian nodded.She took the big lead pillow on the bed, helped Jingxian make it up, and took a thin blanket from the cabinet to cover her, and Fang quietly left.

"What a terrible thing, you insist on calling me. Fortunately, the eldest grandma hasn't rested yet, so what if you wake up? The bigger you are, the more unruly you are." Wen Jin didn't care about being wronged, and pulled Xiaozhen's sleeve, "Good aunt, This matter cannot be answered by grandma. A woman came outside, leading a little boy, who said he was the son of the uncle, crying to see grandma. The concierge didn't know what to do, and he didn't dare to let him in, so he came to ask and you."

Xiaozhen was stunned, twisting his cuffs, not knowing what to do.She tilted her head and thought about it. In this rich family, there are often men who marry outsiders privately, and they don't let the family know about it.The uncle is outside all the year round, and in all likelihood, he married a concubine. Now why doesn't he come back by himself, and instead sends a woman to bring the child? Isn't this pushing people into the fire pit? It's really inconvenient for Jing Xian to know about such things, if If you want money, try to get rid of it. If you come to make trouble, you must have a reliable person to hold it down, otherwise it will be so embarrassing if it spreads.After thinking about it, he pursed his lips and took Wen Jin to find Butler Sun.

The woman in the concierge was wearing a green cloth gown and her hair was simply tied up in a bun. Although she was dressed in an inconspicuous way, she had some charm. She was sitting quietly drinking tea, and she didn't look like she was here to make a fuss.The little boy was about five years old, dressed in homely cloth clothes.When Steward Sun saw the child, he understood a little bit.Xiaozhen nodded to the woman, then squatted down and asked the child, "What's your name?" Although the child looked a little scared, he still lowered his head and replied, "My name is Shen Lianzhou." Xiaozhen read with Huanzhu these days. After reading some books, I also know that this name must be the next sentence of "the lotus moves to the fishing boat" in "Zhuxuan returns to Huannu".Huanzhu is a girl, and she can't speak, so she seldom goes out. There are very few people outside who know about it, so the possibility of impersonating her name is unlikely.

Butler Sun winked at Xiaozhen, and whispered in her ear, "Nine out of ten are right, this child is actually carved out of the same mold as the uncle." After saying that, he stood by with his hands down.Xiaozhen had never seen Shen Zhaosong before, although there were photos at home, but she couldn't see them clearly, so she couldn't help looking back at the child again.The woman also looked at Xiaozhen from the side, seeing that she was young and wearing a bun, she vaguely guessed that she was a concubine or a concubine.Although she hadn't heard Shen Zhaosong mention that there was a concubine at home, she guessed that it must be in this room, otherwise she would not have invited her to take care of this matter, and saw that the decent housekeeper stood silently by the side, so It became clear in my heart that this person must be the face of the grandma.So she rushed Xiaozhen to call her "sister" Xiaozhen knew something was wrong, but didn't know how to refuse, so she could only follow her words and ask, "What is sister doing here?" Tears rolled out of the woman's eyes: " Do you know where that man is now?" Xiaozhen shook his head, "You don't even know, how can I know?" The woman said: "He hasn't shown up for two years, and the child asks me for a father every day. Where can I change him. This We have not seen each other for two years, and we have sold everything we can sell at home. Seeing that the child is going to school, we have no choice but to come here. Either ask the eldest grandma to give the child a bite of food, After all, he is also the young master of the Shen family; if you don't mind, leave our mother and I and my sister to serve the grandma." Xiaozhen hurriedly said, "I can't make up my mind." The woman also knows such things, so she must take out a token Come, people can believe it.Called Xiaozhen to stop, and handed her a golden lock worn by a child, "His father said it was an old item in the family, and I was not willing to sell it. I thought that people in the family would recognize it when they saw it." Xiaozhen looked at the golden lock. The lock is exquisitely made, and it is not an ordinary item on the market. Pass the golden lock to Butler Sun.Butler Sun recognized it after a short look, and nodded at Xiaozhen.Xiaozhen had no idea at this time, according to her thinking, she must not be kept, not to mention Jingxian, even she herself was heartbroken, so it made sense to spend two dollars to send her away.Turning to the woman, she said, "Just sit down, I have to go back to grandma about this matter." After saying that, he wanted to go out. Butler Sun had seen through the world in the past few years in Shen's house, and chased Xiaozhen out. "Girl, this matter can't be paid by two dollars. If you leave today, you will come tomorrow. You can't hide it from grandma. If you find out later, you can't afford it." Xiaozhen nodded, "Thank you for reminding me, I'm going back to grandma now." Butler Sun said, "You're welcome, girl, I'll take you to the small living room and ask the two maids to take the children to play in the yard."

Jingxian tightly clutched the golden lock in her hand, and the blood in the palm of her hand was gone.She wept mournfully, but she couldn't shed a single tear. Xiaozhen lamented that the eldest grandma probably shed all tears in these years.She didn't know what to do, and she didn't dare to persuade her, so she could only gently stroke her back.

Tired of crying, she took the hot towel that Xiaozhen brought up and wiped her face, and turned back to the calm and indifferent head of the family in an instant. "Go and tell that woman, I don't want to see her. She can't do it even if she wants to take money from me to support her son. Now there is a way to go. She leaves by herself and keeps the child. In addition, let She'd better go away, don't let me and my child see her again." Xiaozhen was taken aback, but couldn't bear it in the end, so she mustered up the courage to say, "She's a woman and has no son, how can she live?" Jingxian said coldly There is no light in her eyes, "I don't care about this, she is willing to marry someone, and she is willing to go back to the hall to continue to do her flesh and blood business, it's all up to her." Xiaozhen was afraid, "This child will also belong to our family in the future. Young master, people need to know what kind of person her mother is." Jing Xian slapped Xiao Zhen across the face and said sharply, "Her mother is the eldest lady of the Gu family in Ningbo, and she must have wronged him!" Although Jing Xian and Xiao Zhen It is the name of the concubine, the division of master and servant, but has always been very lenient, and has never said anything serious, but now suddenly speaks harshly, Xiaozhen panicked and knelt down quickly, not daring to speak again.Jing Xian took a deep breath and sighed, "Get up, go and get rid of that woman for me."

Xiaozhen went to the small living room and saw that Butler Sun had already asked Wenjin and Miantao to take the child out, and his heart was moved. It turned out that Butler Sun had expected Jingxian to be like this, and had made all the arrangements.

How can anyone who is a mother in this world be willing to abandon her child.The woman knelt at Xiaozhen's feet, crying and begging, "My dear sister, give me back my son, just pretend I haven't been here before." Painful, but just like Jingxian just now, she didn't have any expression on her face, "You should respect it, you and I are different after all, I can't afford to be a sister like this. If you really have a backbone, you shouldn't bring your child here Here. Now that we are here, how can we just leave like this? How can our Shen family let the bones and blood be shed outside? If you can't live on, marry whoever you want, why does our young master still go to those people's houses to see? Other people's faces?" The woman said angrily, "If it wasn't for Shen Zhaosong, who killed a thousand swords, left us orphans and widows, and didn't give us a penny for two years, why would I open my mouth to you. It doesn't matter if I'm alone. , but I can't take my son back to the hall. Where is that place? Where can boys go? In the past two years, I have been relying on people's hair and small money to support the family. The children are growing up day by day, and they have to go to school Where can I get the money for him?" Xiaozhen nodded, "This is what you understand, and I'm standing here to tell you these important things. You are a mother, don't you want to see your child live here, Going to foreign school?" She pulled out a small bag made of a handkerchief from her bosom, "Here are ten oceans, and some of my jewellery, you take them, you can do a small business, or marry a man. In short , don’t come here again, if you run into people here again, I’m afraid you won’t be able to get out of this garden. Even if you die here, no one in Shanghai will know.” The woman just shook her head desperately, “No, no, you can’t do this , you return my child, I won’t leave, you return my child.” After a while, she grabbed Xiaozhen’s clothes: “Girl, don’t drive me away, leave me at your beck and call, as long as you don’t let me be separated from the child, I’d rather be here Serve here." Xiaozhen couldn't stand it anymore, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "You are also stupid, can you let yourself go in this kind of place? Not everyone in this family can stay and serve Yes, the eldest grandma is only a young lady. You look at your son here, don’t you slap her in the face? Why don’t you go well, maybe you can save some dignity, and when the young master grows up, you may still be in the early days What about the day?"

The woman was moved by Xiaozhen's words, with tears in her eyes, she walked out step by step, and suddenly hugged Xiaozhen: "Girl, I beg you, let me take another look at the child." Lips shook her head, dragged her to the gate of the garden, and finally said, "If you really can't make it through, find someone to send me a message. Say that people from Ningbo's hometown came to find Aunt Gu. You must do it yourself. Don't come, don't come."