Qinghe Pastoral

After exchanging a few words with the Master Fuya, the three of them left the Fuya with Wang Xiaoer.

Wang Xiaoer and the two were sitting in the carriage, he kept his head down and remained silent, but his hands were intertwined and rubbed left and right, looking very reserved.

"Xiaoer, thank you."

Hearing Lin Mu thank you, Wang Xiaoer hurriedly raised his head, seeing Lin Mu's sincere smile, his beating heart finally calmed down a bit.

He showed a shallow smile, although his complexion was a little dark, but he couldn't stop the bright smile.

"What the young master said, I didn't help much."

Taking a closer look at Wang Xiaoer's words, whether they are right or wrong is not entirely true. Obviously, if it were not for the accidents of Xuanyuan Yu and Mu Kang, Lin Mu and Lin Chen would have been in danger that day.But Wang Xiaoer really helped Lin Mu find Mr. Liu, such kindness is very rare.

"I wonder how old you are?"

Lin Mu was noncommittal to Wang Xiaoer's refusal, but instead asked about his age. Wang Xiaoer was confused for a moment, but said generously without thinking too much: "It's still two months away to nineteen."

"You are older than me, so I will call you little brother. I met you by chance, but you are willing to take such a big risk to help. Such kindness, I will never forget it in this life."

Seeing Lin Mu's sincere words, Wang Xiaoer remembered what happened that day. Although he hurriedly went to find Mr. Liu, but when they arrived, Lin Mu in front of him was not only rescued, but also in a coma. He really didn't think he was helping , I feel a little embarrassed to hear that he is so grateful to Dade.

"I don't know if there are any relatives at home?"

For some reason, Wang Xiaoer's face froze, Lin Mu was afraid of touching on his sadness, and for a moment didn't know whether to continue asking.

There was only a moment of silence before Wang Xiaoer opened his mouth and said, "When I was ten years old, there was a flood at home, and my parents and brothers all went away. My aunt sold me to the Mufu, and there are no relatives in the family anymore."

Although blood relationship is determined by God, not all relatives are caring and caring. Although Wang Xiaoer is kind by nature, he is not a foolish and filial person.His uncle acted like this, and the blood relationship between them was broken that day.

Lin Mu understood, and felt guilty for touching Wang Xiaoer's heartache.

"Sorry, little brother."

Wang Xiaoer waved his hands again and again, and his complexion became normal. Lin Mu said again: "Thank you for your help this time, we have already discussed to redeem your body. I wonder where the second brother plans to settle in the future?"

Wang Xiaoer was not overjoyed when he heard such words, but rather flattered, then waved his hands again and again, and hurriedly said: "No way, no way."

Seeing this, Lin Mu liked Wang Xiaoer even more, and he was determined to repay him.

"Why can't it be done? If the second brother hadn't found Mr. Liu, I wouldn't have been able to get treatment so quickly. The second brother has saved my life. We still can't repay the ten thousand cents now, so don't push me any further. Reject, otherwise, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."

"This?"

Wang Xiaoer was obviously very entangled, he couldn't make up his mind for a while, and he was in a dilemma.

"Young brother, why don't you listen to my plan? If you are willing, you can redeem your body and go to Yong'an Continent with us. If you want to stay in Dongzhou, we will redeem your body and buy some land for you. , can be considered a little kindness from us.”

This time, Wang Xiaoer was not in a hurry to speak, but thought for a moment and said, "Young Master's kindness is appreciated by Xiao Er, but I was born in Dongzhou, and my parents are still buried here, so I am absolutely reluctant to leave, and the Mufu will stay here." He is also a good person, you really don't need to worry about me."

After all, Wang Xiaoer is still unwilling to accept such a reward, but Lin Mu has become more determined, and he is really uneasy if he is grateful or not, and these things are nothing to him.

"Young brother, don't refuse any more, otherwise I really don't know how to repay your kindness, and these are all within my ability, but on that day, your righteous deeds were sacrificed. Compared with the two, our little heart But it’s nothing.”

With Lin Mu's insistence, Wang Xiaoer finally accepted the reward, and Lin Mu felt a little relieved.

On the second day, thinking about Mu Kang's funeral, Lin Mu woke up early and rested for another day. He was already well, but his spirit was worse than before.

It was a funeral at the time of the epidemic, and it was really inappropriate for Lin Chen to go, so Wei Xun stayed to take care of Lin Chen. Fortunately, Lin Chen was well-behaved, so there was no need to worry that Wei Xun would not be able to take care of him.

The three of them had some food in a hurry, and went to Mu's house together with Wang Xiaoer.

More than half a year has passed, looking at the house, I can't see the thousands of changes in the Mu Mansion, except for the white cloth hanging on the door today.

Lin Mu got off the carriage and stared blankly at the still majestic Mu Mansion. The world has changed, and people cannot predict the future, just as he himself has never thought that he will come to Mu's house again, and he is here to see Mu Kang off for the last time.

Ji Ruixiu patted Lin Mu's shoulder lightly, and then held his cool hand in his. Lin Mu recovered slightly, sighed, and walked up the stone steps.

The boy guarding the gate looked a little strange when he saw a few people coming. Although the epidemic was rampant and the news of the past two days in the Mu Mansion had not been spread in Dongzhou, how could the people of the Mu Family not know about it?

However, as a gatekeeper, he reacted very quickly. He seemed to be ordered by Aunt Zhang. He respectfully called out to Master Lin Muchen, and stepped forward to lead the others. Lin Mu nodded slightly, and Ji Ruixiu took the lead. Follow behind and go all the way to the mourning hall.

Before approaching, there was a faint cry. For some reason, Lin Mu's heart felt sour, and he felt an urge to run away.

Lin Mu entered the mourning hall with mixed emotions, and saw Mu Xianye kneeling at the top, Aunt Zhang beside him, and another aunt kneeling opposite Aunt Zhang.

This aunt surnamed Li is only in her late thirties, and she is charming. Lin Mu is not familiar with her, and only said a few words. I couldn't help being lifeless.

Lin Mu is Mukang's parent and son, and he came here today in hemp and filial piety. Putting on that filial gown, he knelt in front of Aunt Li, looked at the exquisitely crafted coffin, and thought of Mukang lying in it, with mixed emotions in his heart List.

Lin Mu knelt for more than an hour thinking wildly, and at noon, the coffin would be carried away from Mu's house to the Mu family's grave for solemn burial.

It stands to reason that even if you are doing funeral affairs, you should invite someone to set up a few tables so that the deceased can mourn along with them.It's just that firstly, Dongzhou is still suffering from the epidemic, and the government has specially posted a notice that all weddings and weddings should not be grandiose. I don't know?After much consideration, Aunt Zhang decided to withdraw from the banquet, and just handled the funeral quietly and low-key.

When going out, Aunt Li was crying so hard, and Mu Xianye was still a child under the influence of it, so he also burst into tears. Aunt Zhang saw it, and her heart was full of thoughts.

Hearing Aunt Li's sad cries, I thought she had a lot of affection for Mu Kang. Lin Mu thought of the relationship between him and Mu Kang, and the blood that splashed when Mu Kang was stabbed into his heart. A bit of sadness comes from it.

Although there was no banquet for others, Aunt Zhang still gave Mu Kang enough respect, but he is dead, and these so-called respectability are no longer important.

Amidst Aunt Li's intermittent crying, after walking for more than half an hour, she finally arrived at Mu's cemetery.

Lin Mu couldn't help thinking of the last time he came here, how he complained and refused at that time, but now, he not only sent him off for Mu Kang in mourning, but even the weight in his heart made him think that he and Mu Kang were mutual They all have a father-son relationship.

For this funeral, Aunt Zhang invited Yu's family members, and according to the guidance of Mr. Feng Shui, the coffin was finally slowly placed into the pit.

Seeing that the mud completely covered the coffin, Aunt Li cried bitterly, and even struggled to pull the coffin. The maids around her tried their best to hold back the crazy Aunt Li.

"Master, woo woo, lord, take my concubine away, lord, woo woo..."

Aunt Zhang looked at Aunt Li who was crying so hard, she didn't know Aunt Li's feelings for Mu Kang until today.Aunt Li didn't fight or snatch, she thought she was a quiet and obedient puppet, or someone who claimed to be a noble and clean white lotus, but she didn't expect her to be a deep-rooted love.Thinking about it now, Aunt Li is able to pretend and endure.

Aunt Zhang sighed, stepped forward to hold Aunt Li, and seeing that she was still emotionally fluctuating, she said, "Sister, if the master sees this scene, he will not be able to bear to go on the road, let's let the master go away with peace of mind." .”

Aunt Li looked at Aunt Zhang in a daze, and after a while she laughed idiotically. Everyone thought that Aunt Li was crazy, but she said in a low voice: "I knew that you have no feelings for the master, but he values ​​you more. Hehe, I value you more."

Aunt Zhang was speechless, because it was a fact that she couldn't argue with and she didn't want to argue.

Seeing this, Aunt Li seemed affirmative and half-sneered: "Oh, that's true, you don't even want to defend yourself, heh, you don't even want to defend yourself."

Aunt Li muttered to herself while kneeling on the ground, covered her eyes with her hands, and began to cry softly. With the sound of crying, more and more soil covered the coffin completely.

Several people lit incense and offered incense to Mu Kang in order.

Among this group of people, Lin Mu is the eldest son of the legitimate son, so logically speaking, he should take the lead, but he and Mu Kang have an unusual father-son relationship, so Lin Mu signaled for Mu Xianye to take the lead.

Aunt Zhang knew all kinds of reasons, and she also knew Lin Mu's complicated mood now, so she signaled Mu Xianye to go to burn incense first.

Lin Mu looked at the burning incense in his hand, which flickered even brighter under the warm sun of Dongzhou.He stepped forward slowly, knelt down in front of Mukang's stone tablet, inserted the lit incense into the incense burner, and kowtowed three more times.No one knew what Lin Mu was thinking at that time, but when he stood up again, he was no different from before.