Weird show

※one※

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month has passed, but there are still sporadic firecrackers in the distant villages.

Pan Ziyun opened his eyes in the carriage.

When he opened his eyes for the first time, Ji Shuliu almost jumped up with joy, but there was no light in his eyes, and he closed them after opening them for a while.Ji Shuliu grabbed his hand and asked him if he could hear his words, and if he could hear him, he would give him a squeeze, but Pan Ziyun fell asleep on his own, without any strength in his hand.

Ji Shuliu asked Miracle Physician Fei if this was "dementia", but Miracle Physician Fei told him that it was just like someone opening their eyes and turning over when they were fast asleep, and Pan Ziyun hadn't woken up at all.

Ji Shuliu finally realized that it would be difficult for Pan Ziyun to wake up as a dementia at this moment.Now, having witnessed Pan Ziyun's eyes opening many times, he no longer dared to make any extravagant hopes.

Xiao Jiu inquired about it for about a month, and confirmed that there was no trace of the Heavenly Punishment Sect in Yongping Mansion recently. Finally, there was no need to hide the whole story of Pan Ziyun's coma, and he could tell Lu Fengchun and Wen Chen.Doctor Fei is busy on weekdays, and it is not a long-term solution to always hide in the secret room of his house. In the end, Qin Songfeng decided to send Pan Ziyun to Hero Town, hire someone to take care of him, and ask Wen Chen and other careful women to help watch over—then Ri Wenchen was held hostage by Su Yanlong, and Pan Ziyun also contributed, and Wenchen is a person who values ​​kindness and righteousness.

On the day of departure, Qin Songfeng was driving the car outside, while Ji Shuliu sat in the car with Pan Ziyun, looking at Pan Ziyun's cheeks that were so thin that they were almost the same as when they first met because they could only drink some rice soup. He muttered: "Pan Ziyun, Brother Pan, Ziyun, Mr. He, from He Fang, wake up; Pan Ziyun, Brother Pan, Ziyun, Mr. He, from He Fang, wake up..."

The snow sucked in the sound, and the carport seemed extremely quiet, only the sound of horseshoes, wheels, and Ji Shuliu's almost aggrieved call.Pan Ziyun's chest rose and fell steadily, and his sleep seemed to be more peaceful than when he was awake.

Ji Shuliu actually had an illusion that Pan Ziyun had just lived too much in the first half of his life and needed a good rest, and when he had enough rest, he would wake up right away.

The car arrived at Hero Town, and entered Wen Chen's residence through the back door, which was the former Ant's house.Xiao Xing and Xiao Lian, who had changed back to ordinary girls' attire, took everyone into the guest room, and Ji Shuliu carefully carried Pan Ziyun onto the already made bed.

While taking Pan Ziyun's pulse, Xiao Xing said to Qin Songfeng: "Eldest sister should have greeted her in person, but a difficult guest has come and she hasn't been able to send it away so far. Please drink some tea and wait."

Xiao Lian also said: "Elder Sister didn't mean to treat the two young masters slowly, it's just that the old lady is nagging and annoying, she doesn't say hello every time she comes, she often chatters for an hour."

After arriving in Hero Town, they changed their address from "mother" to "big sister" and raised a seniority, but there was no obstacle at all.

Ji Shuliu asked curiously, "What old lady?"

"It's that Ai Xiucai's own mother." Xiao Lian frowned and explained, "Have you heard of it? Ai Xiucai used to be the best friend of the elder sister, and she swore in public that she would marry my sister, but his mother heard the news and It’s fine to come here to catch him and go home and marry someone else. He sprayed dung all over his mouth and kept calling my sister a vixen. Now, hehe, old thing, the daughter-in-law’s bones are not cold yet, so she begged my sister to marry her son with her tail between her legs gone."

The two little girls got a bit of a Jianghu flavor in Hero Town, and they were very confident.

Ji Shuliu couldn't help pulling Qin Songfeng over to take a peek.

Ai Xiucai's mother-in-law has gray temples, and her clothes are loose and heavy, and her earrings don't shake very much when she moves. The material of the clothes is no more than that of a middle-aged family, and her bearing still has the solemn appearance of an old lady.She tugged at Wen Chen's sleeves and praised her for her good sewing, then looked up at Wen Chen's face, saying that she was good-looking and well-born, not like the enchanting woman from Taohua Town.Wen Chen just responded humbly, and behaved politely but also a little coldly, but the old lady seemed to be unable to read people's faces, she was just rambling.

The conversation gradually turned to Ai Xiucai: "My son still doesn't think about food and drink these days, and he often cries unknowingly. Yesterday he was going to find a boy from the village to adopt, but I stopped him. Miss Wen You think, a man is no better than a woman. He swore on a whim now that he would never marry again. How could he not regret it in the future? He and my wife are not a man and a half woman. In the future, the second wife will have a boy, not only will the family property be difficult to distribute , the adopted child has neither father nor mother, how pitiful it is."

Wen Chen nodded casually and did not speak.

Mrs. Ai finally said: "Miss Wen, what my son misses the most these years is you. His father and I are thinking that if you come forward to persuade him, no matter how stubborn he is, he will not be able to listen. To tell you the truth Said, my daughter-in-law has not had children for many years, I have thought about taking a concubine for him, but my daughter-in-law is still young, and I am afraid that my in-laws will make trouble, so I put it off. If you really take a concubine, both my father and I like you, really .Actually, I know that since he got married, I have visited you a few times, and every time you have advised him to take care of his family, you have never mentioned those crazy things he said when he was not sensible. , the most fearful thing is that the little girl you marry is ignorant and noisy. Miss Wen, you are such a girl who knows the general situation, it is very rare. If you pass through the door, as long as you have a baby, it will not be a matter of time..."

The old woman in the room was still chattering, and Xiao Lian outside whispered angrily: "Hey, hey, he's not a human old thing. Her daughter-in-law died to protect her son from a knife. Now she is looking at her old face. You come to beg my sister because you are afraid that there will be no daughter-in-law to support her in the future, who cares about her family."

Wen Chen was still dealing with it one after another. There was a clamor of people outside, iron guns were fired one after another, and finally there was a "bang", the door was knocked open, and Mrs. Ai and the servants and coachmen she brought were all Scared and hid in a corner.

Lu Fengchun rushed in directly: "Sister Wen, I heard that someone wants to marry you, who is it?"

Xiao Lian, who was peeping behind the house, clapped her hands and said, "It's good this time, I caught up with Lord Lu in Hero Town." Xiao Xing also covered her mouth and snickered.

Seeing that no one dared to respond, Lu Fengchun said brazenly: "You have joined my group. Whoever wants to marry you has to give me the dowry. I don't want too much. There is a bald man in Lulong City who pretends to be lame all day long and blackmails foreigners." Money, it’s shameful to give us money, cut off one of his legs and pickle it and give it to me, I will agree to this marriage—don’t worry, you will be indispensable for the dowry, just say whoever’s arm and leg you want to tear off, the one with the surname Lu will accept you One leg, guaranteed to return three."

Wen Chen smiled and said nothing, the room was silent for a moment, and Mrs. Ai finally said embarrassingly: "Miss Wen, it's inconvenient for you to have a guest, let me take my leave first..."

The heroes of the Unyielding Gang gathered at the door burst into laughter, applauded and whistled like a farewell.

※two※

Wen Chen and Lu Fengchun were acquainted with Pan Ziyun before, and when they learned that he was in trouble to save a stranger, they both agreed to help take care of him.

After that, Ji and Qin called Tie Dan away alone.

Tie Dan has already learned the most "superficial" story, and angrily told Ji Shuliu that if the real culprit behind the serious injury to Pan Ziyun is caught, it would be best to take him to Hero Town if it is convenient, and he would like to make up for him.

Ji and Qin invited him to go out to relax, and he got on the horse without asking where he was going.On the way, he thought of Pan Ziyun who didn't respond to his calls, and his face was still full of depression: "When will Big Brother Pan wake up? He hasn't moved for so long. What if he won't be able to walk after waking up? Alas, although he always He is cold and indifferent, but he often helps others secretly. This is called cold outside and hot inside. He is a good man. And did you find out that he is actually very old-fashioned in his heart. He once told me not to fool around in the arena. Xiao Duo read some books, and his demeanor is like that of an old scholar in Lulong City. I heard that his parents are both scholars, but they passed away too early, otherwise he might have moved to other places to study..."

Tie Dan has a childish temper. When walking with adults, he only talks and doesn't look at the road at all. He waited until the horse of the three of them arrived at the gate of Su's house in Huaishu Village, and he said in a daze: "Why did you come here? Brother Ji, This is the Su residence mentioned in "The Legend of the Servant", I heard that it has been haunted by ghosts, I wanted to go in for a long time, but my father suspects that the 'ghost' inside has light skills and is a member of the world, so I am not allowed to disturb it casually."

Ji Shuliu said: "The ghost won't appear for the time being, it was originally Pan Ziyun pretending to be."

"What?" Tie Dan stared, "He doesn't want to watch the show, why did he come to pretend to be a ghost?"

Ji Shuliu put his index finger on his lips: "Shh!" Then he and Qin Songfeng jumped into Su's house from the back door with Tie Dan, walked through the corridor where Pan Ziyun was first seen and bumped into each other when they started fighting, and came all the way to the place where Pan Ziyun was placed. The door of the study room where Sumen's remnant skeletons lived.Qin Songfeng opened the door in front, thick dust rose up, Tie Dan sneezed, but Ji Shuliu held his breath, opened the secret door on the wall, and took out the draft of Pan Ziyun's "Ni Zi Biography".

"This is your Big Brother Pan's handwriting, take a look."

Tie Dan could read, but he didn't know much, and he was not good at recognizing handwritten handwriting. After a lot of effort, his eyes gradually changed from confusion to shock, and finally the eye circles were red.

He must have understood a lot.Those inadvertently revealed kindness and pretended plain concern are all the responses of "people from where" to his various enthusiasms, which are restrained but sincere.

But he couldn't predict whether the truth had come too late.

Tie Dan wanted to put the draft on the table, but when his eyes touched the dust on the table, he quickly withdrew his hand and wiped the table vigorously with his sleeve.

"Who is he?"

Ji Shuliu sighed: "In "Ni Servant Biography", there is a servant named Xi, you must remember. The real Yuan Xi is a girl named Xi Yuanyuan, who is the late wife of Pan Ziyun. This is a very long story. Listen to me..." He paused for a moment, worried that he would accidentally cry in the middle of the story, "Let Second Brother Qin tell the story."

A few months ago, Pan Ziyun was also talking about the past in this room. At that time, he was still alive and kicking, but he wanted to die; today, the dusty past can only be told by others, and Pan Ziyun obviously wanted to survive, but he was forced to fall into a deep sleep .

The three of them sat on the ground as they did that day, Qin Songfeng's tone remained steady, but Tie Dan was more shocked than Ji Shuliu at that time—he had heard about Sumen's crimes from his father, but the tragic situation of those little killers is the most important thing in "The Rebellious Servant". It is difficult to describe in Biography.

When Tie Dan's anger gradually subsided, Ji Shuliu said slowly: "Are you strict with your mouth? I have something I want to entrust to you, but I am afraid that it will cause trouble for you if it is leaked."

Tie Dan quickly straightened his back: "I have followed my father in the world since I was a child, so I must know the seriousness of it, so don't worry."

Ji Shuliu and him looked at each other for a moment: "Before your brother Pan's accident, you wrote a new work. The first draft has been completed, but it has not yet been finalized. But the things mentioned in the new work may involve some dangerous people, so we cannot perform it for the time being. Recently, Brother Qin and I have something to leave, and the future is unpredictable. If your brother Pan's first draft is handed over to the brothers of Chisumen, I am worried that it will be buried and handed over to your theater troupe here. Unfavorable, after thinking about it, maybe only you understand its weight."

——Everyone sent by Heaven’s Punishment has ventured out to sea and returned to the island in severe winter since Shangguan San was killed, and there has been no news since then. Ji Shuliu and the others have decided to go to the island together in the name of Xiao Jiu knowing the news of his brother’s death and wanting to go home to pay homage. Find out the truth.

Tie Dan's tears rolled in his eyes again: "Give it to me, I promise to protect it well. But when will it be performed? If it is performed for Brother Pan, will he wake up as soon as he is happy..."

Ji Shuliu looked at him and said, "Maybe we can announce it when we come back, and we'll tell you directly at that time. But if we haven't come back after a year away, you can ask your father to quietly hand it over to Fang Zhang of the Yanshan School." Sect, tell Sect Leader Fang not to tell the matter that something has passed through your hands. You can leave a draft, but don’t publish it within ten years, and I believe you can judge for yourself after ten years.”

Tie Dan's eyes suddenly no longer looked like a child's: "Are you going to avenge Big Brother Pan?"

"Yes," Ji Shuliu added, "and not only revenge on him alone."

※three※

In addition to Pan Ziyun's hatred, there is also the hatred of Mrs. Ai's family.

The day after she was killed, her seriously ill father passed away with the regret that his only daughter had not returned. people go.

After being frightened by Lu Fengchun, Mrs. Ai's mother-in-law didn't dare to go to the door for a month, and a month later she sneaked in again to pester her.This time when Lu Fengchun was not around, Wen Chen finally said something seriously to send her away: "Don't worry, your son is weak, and he will marry again in a year or so. You still don't understand, he feels guilty now, It's because I regret not loving my wife before. Since I didn't love, how could I spend my whole life in it? You are in a hurry to ask him to marry me now, and when he comes back to his senses, he wants to marry a girl from a good family, but the good family hates him Wouldn't it be more troublesome if there was a 'man in the courtyard' here?"

Mrs. Ai's eyes flickered, and finally she said some polite words, and left with the maid's hand.

Qin Songfeng happened to be there that day.Wen Chen turned his head and said to Qin Songfeng: "I didn't arrange him, Ai Xiucai has indeed failed his wife too much in this life. He rarely comes to Taohua Town after marriage, but he often visits the kilns in Lulong City. Once he made fun of the girl. At that time, he actually said that his wife was rigid and boring like a piece of wood, not as cute as the girl in the kiln. Unexpectedly, his wife's three cousins ​​just heard it in the next room, kicked open the door and beat him up, but he didn't change it afterwards. The fault of visiting a kiln.

"Before I heard him cry in front of his wife's coffin. In fact, he knew that his mother disliked his daughter-in-law who has been barren and deliberately ran on. He used to pretend to be stupid and do nothing in order to have a leisurely life. His parents-in-law are also pedantic. A few years ago when his wife went back to her natal home to complain, her parents-in-law would only pout their faces and teach their daughter to be cautious in words and deeds and not to offend her mother-in-law. Ai Xiucai was secretly happy when he heard it before, but now he regrets it. What's the use, no one is around Not even my parents-in-law are here anymore.”

Ji Shuliu couldn't help but said: "Why is Mrs. Ai so overwhelmed, she risked her life to save him."

Qin Songfeng said: "When things come to an end, I may not have thought so much about it."

Ji Shuliu was still skeptical: "I don't have time to think about it. How could I save someone who treats me badly? Didn't Ai Xiucai push her to block the knife?"

Wen Chen heard this but shook his head: "It's unlikely. If he really pushed back, he must be worried all day long that the wronged soul will come back to seek revenge on him. How can he have the time to cry all day long, let alone talk about his wife. Alas, you heroes of the rivers and lakes are willing to love and hate, how can you understand the hearts of these women, Ai Xiucai's wife is a daughter educated by a scholar, and she knows that her husband is her destiny since she was a child."

Ji Shuliu frowned slightly: "When she didn't have a husband, she knew that her husband was her life, so it doesn't matter who her husband is and whether he treats her well?"

Wen Chen was a little displeased: "Don't talk about her like that, she's pitiful enough, what can a woman who doesn't leave the door do anything about?"

Ji Shuliu hastily defended: "I didn't say she was bad, but that the person who taught her was wrong."

Qin Songfeng also chimed in: "That's right, Shu Liu is very kind, what are you thinking?"

Wen Chen paused, his eyes lingered on Qin Songfeng's face for a moment, and then on Ji Shuliu's face for a moment: "It's rare for Brother Qin to protect his shortcomings like this, and I finally believe it."

Ji Shuliu's skin is unpredictable, Wen Chen's words just happened to coincide with his thin skin, so he blushed and ran out to help Pan Ziyun move his hands and feet.