The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

Seeing Li Zheng waiting for someone coming out, the two officials who accompanied them suddenly smiled and said to Xu Bei: "A few days ago, it was these two people who came to Shangpo Village, and what they did was for the innocent parents of Mr. Xu. In the matter of being killed by Jiang Yun's thieves, the younger one personally handed over 40 taels of compensation silver to Li Zheng's hands, but I didn't know the identity of the adult at that time, otherwise the silver taels should have been handed over to the adult."

They are running errands under the new magistrate, and it is time for them to perform well to be valued by the magistrate, not to mention that the magistrate has not confessed to them, and appointed them personally for the fourth son, so they have to make this mud-legged Master Xu happy. So although these two people were envious of Xu Bei, who somehow got into the eyes of the Fourth Young Master, they didn't dare to show the slightest look of contempt on their faces.

Comparing people to others, it makes people mad, it's really different from each other.

In the past, men like Xu Bei who came from peasant families could only be careful when they saw them. The last time they came to inquire about the life of Master Xu, who was kicked out of the house by his eccentric grandmother In fact, in the countryside, Master Xu is just an honest boy in the mouth of the villagers.

But the world is so unpredictable, half a year has not come yet, these officials who usually show off their power in front of the village households have to bow their heads in front of Mr. Xu, lest they offend him. Now Xu Bei's status , Dealing with them is as easy as crushing an ant.

"Compensation money?" Xu Bei's complexion changed, "I'm afraid the two big brothers watched a lot of excitement that day, and I don't know if Lizheng can keep the money."

"Brother..." Xu Minqing understood very well when he heard it. The official sent to the village to do errands must not be able to hide it. The news spread that their good grandmother and the big house would not let it go until they got the money. Get along with each other. After more than ten years of understanding of them, I couldn't be more clear, "This money belongs to parents!"

Xu Bei patted his younger brother's hand and said, "Don't worry, it will never fall into their hands. Even if they get it, you can get out as you go in. The original separation documents are still there. We are with our parents." One was separated." Xu Bei's expression turned hard.

"By the way," Xu Bei told his younger brother, looking at Lizheng who was getting closer and closer to the outside, and the villagers who followed him, "No matter what happens later, Min Qing, just keep your mouth shut and don't get involved in anything. Hey, now that my parents are gone, the elder brother is like a father, you have to listen to me in everything, and you can't object, you know?"

"elder brother……"

"Be obedient, be good," Xu Bei said without waiting for his younger brother to refute, "Brother knows that scholars pay attention to reputation, although I don't pay much attention to those things, but I can't control what others think. Fame and a bright future. Besides, it’s not like they don’t all regard you as the Xu family. It’s our parents who raised you, not them. You haven’t had a bite of their food since you were a child.” But it doesn’t matter to him, He is a rough person, and he pays attention to repaying kindness and enmity, regardless of whether the other party is his elder or not, and he doesn't rely on his reputation for a living.

"That's right, Kid Qing just listen to your brother. You, a scholar, are facing those unreasonable people. No amount of reasoning will make sense. Just keep your mouth shut and watch us." Lao Qiu also persuaded from the side, and they These vulgar people also don't like the ways of literati, and they are very upset, but Min Qing is one of his own, so of course I hope he has a good future.

On the way here, Xu Bei talked about the situation of the Xu family. Hearing that Lao Qiu and the others wanted to scold people, they felt that it was not easy for Xu Bei who brought his younger brother out to make a living at a young age. Hungry, maybe I can't survive the day.

Good people don't live long. In the eyes of Lao Qiu and the others, Xu Bei's parents are really good people. There are a few people in the village who can afford to study, but they sent Xu Minqing, their adopted son, to the school and raised them to be so sensible. It's a pity It's just that fate is bad, otherwise he would be able to enjoy happiness with Xu Bei even today.

Xu Minqing didn't know what to say for a while. He wanted to tell his elder brother that he would not be so stupid to spread his reputation for those people. He was not as useless as his elder brother thought. There were ways to deal with those people. Eldest brother will soften his heart. After all, those people are still his blood relatives. He has always been worthless for his elder brother. When it is his turn, he will not soften his heart in the slightest. Except for his parents, those people have nothing to do with him, and even because of their treatment The elder brother and his parents made him hate them a little.

But after all, he pursed his lips and nodded. He liked how his elder brother protected him under his wings and worried him endlessly. He hoped that this would not change in the future. Elder brother would always hold him in his palm like this, just watching him alone.

"Brother, I'll listen to you." As for how others treat Big Brother, he will take notes one by one in his heart, and there will be a day when they will regret it.

No, he believed that those people would have regretted seeing his elder brother's current appearance. The elder brother who was looked down upon by them turned into a master in their eyes, and they regarded Cheng Bao's cousin, even if he was given a chance, he would not The ability to climb up.

Li Zheng led the villagers to greet him in a hurry. The grandfather heard the news that the official sent him to come again, so he rushed out too. He happened to meet Li Zheng on the way and asked, "Why is the official sent to our village again? No!" Maybe it's because of the Xingda couple."

Da Wang also went to his house to yell and curse, but grandpa turned a deaf ear to her and only treated her as a fart. Thinking of the food that Bei boy sent someone to send when the rice tank in the house was bottomed out before, grandpa felt warm in his heart. It was a picture of gratitude He couldn't help the good boy, he still remembered that child in his heart, but such a good boy was treated so badly by the Xu family, I really don't know what those people's hearts are made of, they can be so cruel kind of degree.

"I don't know, by the way, old man, do you know where boy Bei is? It's better to bring a letter for him to come back, otherwise I won't be able to bear the two wives' visits all day long." Talk while walking.

The grandpa glanced to the left and right, lowered his voice and said closer, "I knew that I went to the county later, and I don't know exactly where I lived and what I did, but the boy Bei sent a message saying that he would come back at the end of the year. After all, my nephew and daughter-in-law His grave is still here." He knew that child was the most filial, and he would definitely come back to visit the grave at the end of the year. If he didn't come back, I don't know if anyone is thinking about Xingda and his wife. I didn't want to go to the grave to burn some paper money.

Li Zheng sighed, looked up, and happened to know the officials who came here, but there were more than two officials who came today, judging by their attitudes, it seemed that the people who came with them were still above them, who could it be? "Old Han, do you see who it is over there? Why does it look familiar to me?"

The grandpa also looked up, and there were two official servants leading the horse, talking to the people in the middle, followed by a carriage, although it was not as luxurious as the carriages of the elders in the town and county, but even cattle Cars are also rare in the village, let alone horse-drawn carriages. The horses alone can be sold for dozens of taels of silver in the market.

Looking intently again, the grandpa gasped, tugged at Lizheng's sleeve and shouted, "Is that boy Bei and boy Qing? Why do I look so alike?"

Not to mention them, the nearby villagers couldn't help lowering their voices and exclaiming when they saw the person coming, and there was also a group of people who rushed over boldly shouting: "Is the Bei boy back? Where did you make a fortune outside?" Looking at the carriage and the things on the carriage, and the attitude of the two officials towards them, it seems that the officials still want to flatter the boy Bei, how is this possible?Completely subverted their cognition.

"Auntie, Uncle, isn't it that my boy Bei is back?" Xu Bei saw the villagers he knew greeted with a smile, and then pulled Min Qing over, "I'll come back with Min Qing to see you guys, and then go see me Parents and them."

Hearing him admit that a bunch of villagers are messed up, I thought they were two brothers who were almost kicked out, even if they had a chance to survive, they would still look downcast and emaciated in this year's time, it's not easy to make a living outside , It’s not bad if you have a stutter and can fill your stomach.

Wiping his eyes and looking again, it is indeed the two brothers, but life is not as bad as they imagined, on the contrary, they have gained some flesh compared to when they left Shanghill Village, especially the young one, who was raised white and clean Their complexions were ruddy, and the clothes they were wearing were also of good material. If they hadn't been pulled out by the boy Bei, they would have thought it was the young master of some rich family who followed.

"Where did you make a fortune? It's just a small business to earn some living money. We can get by. Come on, come on. Thanks to the care of the villagers these years, Minqing and I bought some snacks from the city when we came back. Take it home for the kids to taste." Xu Bei warmly greeted the folks, and even beckoned to the children hiding behind the adults, took a bag from the car, grabbed the snacks and stuffed them into the hands of the adults and children Xu Minqing was also obediently beckoning at the side.

Xu Bei didn't have a big problem with these folks not helping them to speak up. After all, they also have their own family members. Once things are exposed, it is easy to cause retaliation from the higher-ups. At that time, the whole village will not be able to keep it. But he and Min Qing were arrested. When they were driven out, they could only live in the dilapidated house, and it was these folks who helped clean up the house together, and also brought in unnecessary things to make the dilapidated house barely livable. Compared with those so-called blood relatives too much.

These folks were afraid of the official missions and didn't dare to get too close. It can be seen that Xu Bei is so warm and generous, and he gradually became bolder, especially the children. The strange snacks made them so happy that they forgot to be afraid, and they all wanted to stick to Xu Bei's side.

When Lizheng and Grandpa arrived, Xu Bei and his party were surrounded by the villagers. Lizheng had to squeeze in after a lot of effort. He couldn't believe his eyes at first, but now that he took a closer look, it was just Brother Bei and Qing, after going out for a while, they have changed a lot, and become... almost not like farmers.

"Boy Bei, it's really you." Li Zheng shouted excitedly.

"Boy Bei, I almost don't recognize you." The grandpa was much more refreshed, and stepped forward to pat Xu Bei's shoulder to express his excitement.

"Uncle Lizheng, grandpa, it's not me and Minqing who came back to see you, how are you doing?" Xu Bei was also very happy when he saw these two people, how many people did he meet for the first time when he came to this world? , and these two people were the most helpful to their brothers. Without their help, Zhang Luo's two acres of thin land at the beginning might not be able to sell, and I'm afraid it would end up in the hands of the Xu family's big house for nothing.

"Okay, okay, everything is fine, we are relieved to see that you are doing well." The grandfather nodded again and again, thanks to the boy Bei and the rest of the family are not hungry this year, only after being happy did they remember to come together The official still had the 40 taels of silver, so he dragged Xu Bei aside and asked in a low voice, "Boy Bei, why did you come back with the official? Could there be something wrong?" Still worried, "Your parents have 40 taels of compensation money in Lizheng's hands, and the people over there have been staring at Lizheng for the past few days and trying to snatch it away. It's just in time for you to come back, so don't be soft-hearted and let them get it." go."

"Haha, old man, don't worry, boy Bei is terrible outside, and he met a nobleman, and that nobleman is the fourth son of Prince Xiao's mansion. Now boy Bei has been favored by the fourth son and appointed an official, just waiting for us in the next year." These people are also going on errands with Boy Bei." Lao Qiu hurriedly said loudly to Li Zheng, Xu Bei was shy, so he had to help Xu Bei to publicize it well, look, when it comes to the noble fourth son Xiao, these things The villagers were so dumbfounded that they couldn't even speak. Even the grandpa Lizheng and Xu Bei were talking about was trembling. It wasn't fear, but joy and excitement.

Li just found his voice after a while, and the voice was trembling and rolling: "Really? Did you really let the fourth son be appointed as an official?" When the fourth son was mentioned, he was respectful and sincerely respected, It's not because of the identity of the fourth son that he is afraid, let alone the past, but this autumn and winter, the fourth son presides over the government affairs of the palace and distributes food to the people to save the disaster, so that they can survive.

"Boy Bei, did you really get an official after you met the Fourth Young Master? Boy Bei, what kind of official did you get?" Grandpa's situation was not much better than that of Li, and he was even more excited. Boy Bei was from the Xu family, and the face he earned was also Xu's. For the family, this is a great thing for Guangzong Yaozu. The grandfather stared at Xu Bei as if he was staring at a golden man.

"Haha," Xu Bei was so shy, he had experienced it a long time ago so he didn't know what it is to be shy, and explained with a loud smile to Grandpa Lizheng and the envious villagers around him, "It's just a small official with a little sesame seed." Well, the fourth son is a good man who gave me the opportunity to run errands for him, isn't our northern land going to open an exchange market, and I will work in the exchange market to do business with those foreigners."

"Master Xu is too modest," the official who came with him took the opportunity to promote for Xu Bei, "No one in Beidi now knows that the exchange market is personally presided over by the fourth son, and he attaches great importance to it. Who can work in the exchange market is not the fourth son What's more, Master Xu's appointment was personally sent to our Kang County by the guards of the palace, even our county magistrate does not have this kind of treatment, Master Xu, don't forget our folks in the village when you get promoted in the future." At any rate, they are also from the same county, so they must be closer than others. If Xu Bei said something nice for them, even the county magistrate would be looked down upon.

More and more villagers gathered around, they were amazed by what they heard, and their eyes on Xu Bei changed again and again. They didn't think that the officials were talking nonsense. Listen, the guards of the palace personally sent the appointment letter of the fourth son. How many people can have this honor, there must be smoke on the ancestral graves of Shangpo Village and Xu's family.

Both Lizheng and Grandpa's beards were up and down, and tears were shining in their eyes with excitement. Xu Bei was no longer a junior in their eyes, but he was an official who needed to be treated respectfully. Nothing so glorious has ever happened.

The two wiped their hands and stepped forward to pull Xu Bei: "Hurry up, it's cold outside, let's go in and talk slowly. By the way, we have to go to the grave to tell your parents the good news. They will definitely care for you underground too." I'm happy, Xingda and his wife can finally reincarnate with peace of mind."

Xu Bei didn't think there was any difference, he still treated the two old people with a normal heart, and greeted the other villagers with a smile, telling them to turn around together, but at this moment a piercing scream sounded: "Impossible—this The one who killed tens of millions and persuaded outsiders to come back to deceive people—"

The crowd dispersed, revealing the disheveled Mrs. Wang at the back, her eyeballs almost protruding, pointing in the direction of Xu Bei with one hand. Beside her, there was a well-dressed young man aged seventeen or eighteen who looked embarrassed and wanted to slap him. She pulled her back, but was opened by Da Wang, staring at Xu Bei fiercely, as if he had to admit that he was an unfilial liar before giving up, and the young man's occasional gaze was also full of surprise and jealousy. uneven.

This person is the eldest grandson of the Da Wang family. Xu Yaozong, who was studying in the school with Xu Minqing, was very proud of successfully driving Xu Minqing away. Xu Bei, a big fool, was always looked down upon by him, and the stupid person he looked down on before , but now surrounded by everyone, he generously accepts compliments from others, and calmly chats and laughs with others with a sincere smile on his face. Stupid, but obviously not so easy to fool, the glance that swept over made him feel as if he had been stripped naked from the inside to the outside, and there was a chill that made him shiver.

It has to be said that Xu Yaozong discovered the shocking truth hidden under the surface, but even he himself could not convince himself of the truth he discovered by accident, let alone make others believe it.

This is no longer a cousin he can bully and play with casually.

That's right, it's all because of the Fourth Young Master. How could this idiot be so lucky to meet the Fourth Young Master. If it was him, Xu Yaozong would be the one receiving everyone's congratulations. He would definitely get a higher position than this idiot.

He couldn't believe that he was not even as good as a fool, what was missing was just a chance.

Xu Bei stood there, still smiling, but that smile made the people around him feel a chill and ridicule. Xu Bei smiled and said to the officer next to him: "You two officers, this is my grandmother. Sigh, my parents and I have never been favored by my grandmother, no, it also caused the two elder brothers to be questioned by my grandmother, what do you think should be done?"

The two officials were very angry. They were always respected and respected when they came to the countryside to run errands, but now they were accused of their identity by an ignorant woman. Heh, the official uniforms they were wearing were deceptive?Who would dare to do such a thing in broad daylight, not to mention that the two of them had only been to Shangpo Village not long ago, and one of them laughed and said, "Why didn't this aunt say that we were lying when she asked for money? This is only money. Do you not recognize anyone?" What a big face!