brotherly innocence

After the weather calmed down, the Qin family was harmonious from top to bottom.

Qin Rong suddenly felt that this home had a taste of home, just like his small home in the past, when he opened the door, there was a unique smell that belonged to him.

He said to Boss Qin: "Father, my son wants to go to the countryside to find Brother Jiang and his sister-in-law, and persuade them to return to Dingjiang. Xueyu seems to be having a bad time at her husband's house."

Boss Qin said, "No way!"

"Xueyu is already married." He argued anxiously, with veins popping up on his forehead.

Boss Qin saw him lower his voice and said, "The tenth day of October is your brother Nan's birthday. It's not easy for a family to reunite. I want to give him a good one. He's already [-]. He's an adult."

Only then did Qin Rong suddenly realize that his father had always been thinking about Chu Yaonan.

"After the tenth day of October, you can go again. However, don't mention this matter to anyone, and don't tell you Brother Nan and your brothers. Dad will find someone to arrange it and give him a surprise."

Qin Rong thought, I don't want this old man to look carefree, but he is really as careful as silk.It's just that if Chu Yaonan knew this, how would he be moved? After all, he was raised by himself, so it's different.

Chu Yaonan is not in good health, and has been bedridden to recuperate after a shock, and most of the blue gang's business is managed by Qin Rong.

This day, I went to inspect the pier on the river, because it was delayed for a while, the boat was flying like flying, and it was already evening when Qin Rong turned around to Xiling pier.Along the way, the weather was calm, Qin Rong thought, and wondered what happened to Chu Yaonan's condition.

Seeing A Biao squatting on the deck repairing leather shoes, he leaned over to help him.

Seeing that it was him, A Biao politely declined and said, "Second young master, I dare not do this, how can I work hard for you?"

"I used to do it by myself. I know this better than you. We are all brothers, so don't be so polite." Qin Rong took the shoe without saying anything, put it on the shoe rack and repaired it for him, and asked A Biao casually: " When did you join the Qin family?"

A Biao said: "When I was ten years old, Nan Shao was only six years old when I came here."

Once the chatterbox opened, it couldn't be stopped. A Biao said: "I was dedicated to serving Nan Shao at that time, and I never left him. Nan Shao lived carefully since he was a child, and his aunts and wives always teased him, saying that one day they would not be able to give birth to him. I was afraid that he would no longer be the treasure in the master's heart. At that time, Nan Shao was so frightened that he cried and begged his aunts and grandmothers not to have a little brother. He would beat him once he was caught by the master when he heard this. Later, he grew up , I am sensible, so I live very carefully, and say to everyone that I hope to have a few younger brothers. The master is in a bad mood, and he beats and scolds his aunts and wives. Nan Shao always goes to rescue him, and he is beaten all over his body. He never complained. He had a strange illness, and when he was ill, he was almost out of breath and almost died. The master was also worried, and it didn't matter how many doctors he had. "

A Biao said: "Nan Shao is careful, even if he is unhappy in his heart, he will still smile, lest the master will hate him. He cares too much about the master, and wants to have a family so much."

Qin Rong felt that A Biao told him this on purpose, but he felt sad when he heard it, so he sat on the deck and looked at the stars. In fact, he was also very confused. He didn't want to be the son of the Qin family, he wanted his elder brother Jiang Tao, and even Xueyu. The home he liked at first is gone.

"Tomorrow is Young Master Nan's 20th birthday." Qin Rong suddenly remembered that October tenth was Yaonan's birthday.My father said that Yaonan should take good care of it, and I don't know what kind of surprise it will be for him.

Riverside, boats.

A Dan pointed to the front and said to Qin Rong: "Brother Rong, that's not right. The one patrolling the river today is not a fixed name, but a loyal name. It shouldn't be Nan Shao's people."

Qin Rong was taken aback, and drove the boat over.

When asking about Chu Yaonan, he brushed off the cigarette ash on his fingertips, glanced sideways at him unwillingly and replied: "Go and ask the old man. The secret is urgent, and I told you not to tell it. If you don't agree, just ask and see how the old man's board is." Talk to your ass."

Qin Rong took a deep breath and looked at him, seeing his cynical demeanor, his gloating tone seemed to be teasing him.Qin Rong said solemnly: "Brother Nan, don't tease my brother. The rumors from above are so tight that the old man sent me to supervise the river surface. If Brother Nan is leaving, there is always a topic. How can Qin Rong answer?"

Chu Yaonan took a deep puff of cigarette and glanced at him, humming disdainfully from his nostrils, exhaled smoke rings filled the dark gray air, and said to him: "No comment!"

A Dan came over and called Qin Rong to the side, whispering something in his ear, looking nervous.

Disciples screamed in the cabin: "Who allowed you to rummage through Nan Shao's things?"

Chu Yaonan threw a cigarette butt in the river and his eyes widened. Before he could get angry, Qin Rong waved his hand to signal everyone to back down. He just put his shoulder on the river and asked in a low voice: "Brother Nan, is this going to leave Dingjiang? leave home."

After a while of silence, Chu Yaonan smiled at Jiang Mian, with a sour and helpless smile: "Well, when you go out for a walk, you naturally have to walk around. Wherever you go, there is home."

"The old man loves you very much." Qin Rong said, he wanted to say that although you are an adopted son, the old man loves you no less than his own son.But on second thought, who are you comparing with?In front of him are those unreasonable conflicts, Chu Yaonan's domineering and hypocritical, his brother's reluctance, his father's partiality, the ruthless family law that hit Chu Yaonan, and his wail.So Qin Rong remained silent.

Chu Yaonan asked: "Is there any smoke?"

Qin Rong took out the cigarette case from his arms and flicked it open. Chu Yaonan took a cigarette, sniffed it in front of his nose, and asked with a smile, "You still smoke this kind of local cigarette? It's not worthy of your status as the second young master."

Qin Rong smiled shyly: "My elder brother, ah, Hall Master Jiang, he likes the fragrance of this local tobacco the most. In the past, when my sister-in-law was around, she would send the tobacco leaves from her hometown."

"You can't forget him after all?"

"He raised me for 12 years." Qin Rong said, as if answering, but also as persuading, looking sincerely into Chu Yaonan's eyes, Chu Yaonan patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's none of your business, sooner or later .Is there a fire?"

The beating flame of the lighter seemed indistinct under the pale sun, Qin Rong lit a cigarette for him, watched him take a deep breath, seemed to calm his mind, looked at the barges passing by on the gray river and said: "He has raised me for 20 years. My father died because of him, his body was smashed to pieces, a leg and intestines were blown up and hung on a treetop, and before he died, he entrusted my posthumous child to him and said, take me home and give it to my grandmother, and never let me enter Vanity Fair again. I My mother was frightened, and I, who was born three months earlier, jumped into the river calling my father's name. But he forced me to stay because a wandering Taoist said that I was like a golden boy in front of the Avalokitesvara. , can prosper the family."

He giggled self-deprecatingly, and coughed until he choked on smoke.

Qin Rong stretched out his hand to rub his back, he pushed it away, and scolded with a smile: "Don't be like Xiao Peizi's mother-in-law."

Sao Xiang Qin Rong's eyes brought a bit of charm, and he still said arrogantly: "Little leopard will always leave home when he grows up. He has raised me for 20 years and loves me more than his own son. Hit me, Love is true love. Enough is enough, it is enough to have him by your side when you need it most."

"Going like this is a double-edged sword. If you hurt him, you will hurt yourself. Stay. In fact, I won't stay here after the weather calms down. I have been living in the Dragon Palace for 18 years. He needs you to help him take care of it. Family business, as for Ah Pei, there is nothing more to ask for than eating, drinking and having fun."

Qin Rong looked at Chu Yaonan who was in a melancholy mood and frightened him: "It's fine if you leave, don't you see him for the rest of your life? If he finds you back, it's not like you're going to beat the family law, why bother?"

"The feast must be over, it's time. Don't tell him you've seen me, I won't implicate you. I'll make it through, he won't be able to find me."

"But, tomorrow is your 20th birthday, and the old man will celebrate your birthday!" Qin Rong suddenly remembered.

Chu Yaonan was slightly startled, then smiled and shook his head, the two remained silent.

When Qin Rong returned to the mansion, there was a thunderstorm in the sky, and the thunder rang on the beams of the house, which made him tremble all over.The torrential rain and strong wind made the oil-paper umbrella dance in his hand, as if he was about to let go.

Entering the hall door, looking up at the lights and festoons, the eyes are bright.

"Rong'er, I was worried about you. Why did you come back so late? The whole family is waiting for you for dinner." Niu came up to take off his windbreaker for him, and the hem of the windbreaker was wet by the rain.

Qin Rong had a ghost in his heart, lowered his head and said, "It will be too late for the riverside to come."

"Why Yaonan hasn't come back yet?" Niu looked out the door, like watching his son who came back late, the heavy rain rustling on the flower trees beside the gravel road.

A patch of white rain hit the bluestone road like mist, and it was impossible to see where it came from.

Qin Pei came out and said: "How about it, look at my master's masterpiece, tomorrow my father will hold a birthday party for Yaonan, it's Western style, I think I should arrange it more Western style.

Qin Rong was speechless, and defaulted to entering the restaurant, where the family members were discussing tomorrow's birthday party in full swing.

When Boss Qin saw Qin Rong coming in, he immediately stopped talking, pretending to be mysterious, and seeing that Qin Rong was not following Chu Yaonan, his eyes were still waiting for the birthday star who was about to appear at the open hall door.

Qin Alang snorted and said, "Let's have dinner, don't wait for him. He is such a big man, he will be 20 years old tomorrow, and he will be a grown-up, so he doesn't know how to call or send someone to deliver a message when he returns late."

"It's raining heavily outside, and it's not easy for the children to be busy outside." Niu advised.

When the meal was served, there was an empty seat and a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Qin Rong felt sad and moved his lips to say that Yaonan would never come back to eat, maybe never again, but the words choked in his throat, and he swallowed a mouthful of vegetables. I don't know what kind of food I'm swallowing, it's stuck in my throat and I don't have a taste.

"Has Zha Jiang gone?" Qin Boss asked, casting a glance at Qin Rong, Leopard's eyes were a bit cold.

Seeing that his son was absent-minded, Niu hurriedly touched his elbow and repeated his father's question in a low voice.

"Yes!" Qin Rong replied in astonishment, but his heart was beating wildly.It seemed that Chu Yaonan, who was sitting on the opposite seat, was still eating with his head down, talking and laughing calmly, never leaving him.Suddenly there was a feeling of emptiness, the conflicts of the past seemed indifferent, replaced by a kind of desolation, which was drowned in the howling sound of wind and rain beating on the windows.

Boss Qin looked him up and down indifferently, and he just lowered his head to eat, avoiding the suspicious and inquiring eyes.

His chopsticks were turning over the rice aimlessly in the bowl, thoughtfully.He wondered if he should tell his father Yaonan's departure, but is this considered a whistleblower?

I don't know where Yaonan's boat is going right now, the heavy rain is coming, he should be safe, right?

With a click, thunder suddenly sounded behind his head, and the windows rattled and rattled.

Jiu Yiniang screamed, the chopsticks in Qin Rong's hand slipped to the ground, and rolled aside with two thuds.Only he looked embarrassed, he didn't even look up.

"Hehehehe" Wu Yiniang laughed and mocked, "Second Young Master is such a hero, why is he as afraid of thunder as Nan Shao?"

Boss Qin's complexion changed suddenly, and his gaze was fixed on Qin Rong's cheek, never leaving him.

Suddenly put down his job and said angrily: "Please come to the family law!"

There was deathly silence, and countless eyes looked at Boss Qin in bewilderment, waiting for an answer.

"If Nan'er comes back, let him kneel in the rain!" Boss Qin roared.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and Niu persuaded boldly: "If you are really angry, it's okay to beat the children twice. It's raining so hard, and you'll get cold and hurt your body."

"Kneeling on the porch, stripping off his clothes, let me see what tricks he is playing!"

Fifth Yiniang giggled: "Master, look at you, hasn't Nan Shao been spoiled by you since he was a child? If you have a son, why don't you just kick him away? I saw Nan Shao being beaten that day and felt wronged. Why? Let my two sons watch from the sidelines, we know that the master is showing the two young masters, what does Yaonan think?"

Qin Rong couldn't help it, he didn't know how to act and didn't want to, it would be more uncomfortable to let him come on stage to deal with the situation than to kill him, he finally said: "Father, Brother Nan, he's gone."

"Where did you go?" Niu looked at him and asked in surprise.

Qin Rong shook his head, thinking that he had promised Chu Yaonan that he would not sell him.Since he is going to leave, let him go quietly, maybe he will come back when he has figured it out that day.

As soon as Boss Qin lifted the table and stood up, the aunts and wives ran away in all directions screaming. He raised Qin Rong's neck and pushed towards the study, and ordered loudly: "Please come here, no, horse whip, horse." Bring the whip."

Ren whipped his head down, Qin Rong stood facing the wall and gritted his teeth, but refused to reveal Chu Yaonan's whereabouts.

Niu was so anxious that his face was full of tears, he pushed Qin Rong's shoulder and asked, "Rong'er, tell me, tell me quickly, where did your Brother Nan go? Your father is in a hurry, the war is in chaos, and there are still people who want to assassinate him." You brothers, Nan'er is going out alone, what will you do if you encounter bad people?"

Qin Rong closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, full of admiration for Chu Yaonan's graceful departure.He was not wrong about Chu Yaonan, Chu Yaonan didn't care about fame and fortune at all, he just wanted to find his roots.

"You evil thing, you turned against you, I want to see who is the father!" Old Qin was so angry that he slapped Qin Rong on the shoulder with a whip.

Qin Rong glared at him fiercely, "You know you want to get back your flesh and blood, but have you ever thought that Yaonan is someone else's flesh and blood!"

For a while, the room was silent, Boss Qin and Niu looked at each other, Niu asked in confusion, "What are you talking about? Your Brother Nan is an orphan."

"Slap!" Another slap on the cheek, Qin Rong glared at him angrily.

"Tell me, Yaonan told you?" Boss Qin's eyes gradually turned hard.

"Master, don't slap your son in the face!" The second aunt braved up to dissuade her, and pulled Qin Rong over behind her.

At night, Qin Rong came to his father's study.

It was quiet and silent. If he hadn't seen a little red light flickering on and off in the darkness, and smelled the strong smell of smoke, he would have doubted that there was no one in the house.

He turned on the light and heard a rapid coughing sound. His father was smoking and puffing.

"Did you call me?" His father didn't look at him, he raised his head and smoked a cigarette, and coughed a few times. His face suddenly became much older, with many wrinkles on his forehead and drooping eyelids.

Boss Qin went to serve the tea on the coffee table with trembling hands, Qin Rong hurriedly served it, and suddenly thought of Chu Yaonan, who was quite winking, with a clever and well-behaved appearance, if he was there, he might have brought tea and water for his father earlier, Where a look arrives, his hand has already arrived.Now, he is the only one who can barely cope with this kind of thing.

The father and son looked at each other, and Boss Qin sighed: "Fate, I'm afraid it is fate. He left, and you came. In the future, I will only ask you about the work in Yaonan's hands. If you don't do it properly, you will be beaten! Absolutely!" Don't take it lightly!"

Qin Rong's angry words were like a child's, and Qin Rong couldn't laugh or cry, watching him turn his head to the corner, tears glistened in the corners of his eyes.Qin Rong's heart tightened.

Seeing his father scratching his neck with a tickle, his whole body trembled in panic, as if seeing the frightening family law, his skin and flesh became tense.

But the father just put it on his lap, stroking it quietly with his index finger, going back and forth, refusing to let go, just like a swordsman who has nothing to do and quietly wipes his beloved sharp blade.

Seeing his reluctance to let go, groaning silently and being intoxicated by it, Qin Rong thought, maybe there was still the warmth of Chu Yaonan's skin on the treasure, faintly and unabated.