Xiao Wu is riding a bamboo horse and running over and over in the courtyard.
His grandfather disappeared that day and never appeared again.
But Xiao Wu was not too sad.
Because this kind of thing is so common, I cried a lot the first few times, but later on, I got used to it.
He occasionally thinks, maybe they are all together now?
He also likes his current home very much. His mother now loves him as much as his biological mother.
Mrs. Liu Zhang was sitting aside, facing the sun, threading thread and sewing needles, sewing and mending.
"mom."
The two people in the courtyard raised their heads.
Then he saw Liu Taozi standing at the door. Taozi was holding a harpoon. His face could not be seen clearly in the backlight. He stood there like a giant.
"peach!"
Liu Zhang stood up quickly, put down the things in her hands, and walked quickly to Taozi, who bowed her head in obedience.
"Where's Lu Lingshi when he's back? Why didn't he come?"
"He's in trouble."
"Come in, are you hungry? I've prepared food for you a long time ago, but you haven't come yet, so I'm afraid you're cold. Xiao Wu, go get some water!"
Liu Taozi sat in the courtyard, devouring her meal.
Mrs. Liu Zhang sat aside with a smile, watching her son eat and mending the clothes in his hands.
She likes to watch Taozi eat. The child has a good appetite when he urinates.
Tao Zi quickly swept away the food, raised her head and looked at Mrs. Liu Zhang.
"Mom, I'm qualified to take the exam. I'm looking for a position as a village official. You can follow me."
Mrs. Liu Zhang was silent for a moment, "What about your grandpa?"
"He has never cared about this family, so why should we care about him?"
Mrs. Liu Zhang did not speak, but sighed again.
"Your grandpa is just a little irritable. He also has his own difficulties."
"Taozi, listen to me, don't be so stubborn anymore, listen to me, bow your head to your father, and be submissive, okay?"
"Brother Peach!"
Suddenly someone shouted outside the door.
Mrs. Liu Zhang stopped talking, Liu Taozi stood up and walked quickly to the door.
Zhang Erlang stood outside the door. When he saw Taozi coming out, he whispered: "He is at home right now, alone and very drunk."
Taozi nodded, turned back, picked up the harpoon, and looked at Liu Zhang again.
"Mom, I'll be back as soon as I go."
Taozi left home quickly, and Zhang Erlang ran behind him.
Mrs. Liu Zhang closed her eyes, her face full of helplessness.
"Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain~~the sky is like a dome~~covering the surrounding fields~~"
Zhang Cheng's house is the best and largest in the village.
Qilou Nan was sitting in the courtyard, holding a wine bag, his face flushed, humming loudly, amusing himself.
Suddenly, a person jumped into the courtyard.
Qi Lou Nan stopped singing, raised his head, and looked at the man in front of him.
Tao Zi held the harpoon and stood in front of him with a calm expression.
Qi Lou Nan took another sip of bitter wine.
"You're here."
"I am coming."
Qilou Nan stood up unsteadily.
"How unlucky and innocent I am?! I have gotten into such trouble without doing anything, and there is no way I can survive!"
"Zhang Cheng eats the tenants, and if you eat Zhang Cheng, then naturally some people will also eat you. The laws of nature are cyclical. There is nothing innocent."
"What about you? Whose food are you?"
Taozi replied indifferently: "It's still unknown."
"He's mine."
The voice of a third person came from behind, and Qilou Nan was startled, "What."
Just as he was about to turn around, a rope flew out and wrapped around Qilou Nan's neck. Qilou Nan was raised backwards. Someone pressed against his back and used both hands to exert force. Qilou Nan covered his neck in pain for a moment.
In the meantime, Qilou Nan stopped moving.
Liu Taozi watched the dark figure appear from behind Qilou Nan, put a rope around Qilou Nan's neck, and then pulled him to death.
The movements are done in one go, neatly and neatly, with nothing superfluous at all.
The man stepped over Qi Lou Nan's body and walked up to Tao Zi.
He was fully armed, wearing a smiley mask, and was tall and burly. Taozi had seen this knight before, in his backyard.
The knight dropped the rope in his hand and slowly drew his sword.
The next moment, the two of them rushed towards each other. The knight's knife struck Taozi's head, while Taozi's harpoon stabbed the other's eye.
"Bang~"
The next moment, the knight's knife changed its angle and chopped off Taozi's harpoon.
Taozi had already crashed into the knight's arms and hit the iron armor heavily with her elbow.
The knight was obviously shaken. At such a distance, he had no choice but to drop the knife, hold Taozi with both hands, push him down, and hit Taozi in the chest with his knee.
Taozi groaned, but she hugged his thigh and rushed forward again, and the knight was knocked over by him.
The two of them were wrestling on the ground, kicking up dust. The knight took the opportunity to knock Taozi over, quickly got up, rushed to the spot, and picked up the knife.
Tao Zi is holding a harpoon split in two with both hands.
The two faced off again, and the knight was panting.
"Grandpa, you are getting old."
Taozi said.
The knight reached out his hand and slowly took off the mask.
Under the mask, it was Liu Da's face.
"Oh, it's just that I wear armor and show mercy."
Liu Da gasped lightly and looked at the beggar Nan who was surrounded by a pool of blood. "Trouble comes one after another. Don't you feel ashamed, Mr. Liu?"
"Just because of your misbehavior, you destroyed a peaceful and peaceful home. Are you worthy of your mother?"
"Peace and peace?"
Liu Taozi asked back, and then said calmly: "Since I was a child, every time you go home, there is no peace and harmony at home. You always yell and vent all your anger on us."
"If we say something that you don't like, then punch or kick us."
"Wound my mother and drive me into the wild boar forest"
"Where can I find a peaceful home?"
When Liu Da heard this, he became furious. His face turned red and he became extremely irritable.
"Heartless thing!!"
"Can you survive a day without me?"
"You can live, speak, eat, and run into the city to kill people. You have to thank me for my kindness!!"
"Do you know how many things Mr. Nai has done for you? What have you gone through?"
"Then what have we done wrong to deserve to be humiliated like this just because you gave birth to us?"
Upon hearing Tao Zi's question, Liu Da angrily pointed the knife in his hand at Tao Zi.
"I am husband!"
"I am the Father!!"
"Don't talk about beating or scolding. Even if I kill you, I won't be considered guilty!"
"This is fucking called Heaven! Scripture! Earth! Righteousness!"
"It's you who instigated your mother to leave me, tried to resist me, ignored my teachings, and now you are pointing a harpoon at me!! Disobedience! Unfilial!"
"You are so fucking stupid! Reason! No! Rong!"
Liu Da roared, completely regardless of whether outsiders would hear him, and he looked at Taozi again.
"Now, drop the harpoon in your hand, follow me out of here, and listen to my words. Everything remains the same, and you can continue to live a stable life with your mother."
"If not, I will kill you, this unfilial creature, with my own hands, so as not to cause you more trouble!"
When Liu Taozi heard this, her eyes widened in anger.
This was the first time that he showed such obvious anger. His face turned red and anger burned in his eyes.
At this moment, he seemed more like Liu Da.
"My mother and I are not the dogs you raised!"
"You say a few words to me when I'm happy, and then I hit you when I'm angry!"
"We are human beings!"
"Fuck it, it's natural, whatever the f*ck it's not!"
"I was born free and lived an open life. I can't stand any injustice. If someone hits me, I will fight back. If someone kills me, I will wield a knife!"
Liu Da's eyes widened and he let out a strange scream.
"Ha, okay, let me see how you swing the knife"
"That's enough."
The door was pushed open, Mrs. Liu Zhang walked in, and said to Zhang Erlang and Xiao Wu outside the door: "Don't let others get close."
The two men nodded.
Mrs. Liu Zhang closed the door and walked to the two of them.
Liu Da was still angry, "It's all your fault, look at the unfilial son you raised! He's so rampant and wanton."
"Okay, husband, don't be angry."
Mrs. Liu Zhang held Liu Da's hand and said gently: "It's all my fault. I spoiled him too much. Don't blame him."
Liu Da's irritable expression softened a little. He put away the knife and wanted to say something, but stopped.
"I'll go tell him."
Mrs. Liu Zhang looked at Taozi and said, "Taozi, come with me."
The mother and son walked toward the backyard.
After walking for a long time, neither of them said a word.
"Taozi, there are some things that I should have told you a long time ago."
"Actually, your father's name is not Liu Da, his name is Liu Taozhi. He was originally a Cangtou slave in the army, but later we married and we had you."
"Your father has made many military exploits and gradually gained the emperor's trust and was promoted. However, Yecheng is really dangerous, especially for us female relatives, who are in danger."
"So, we secretly moved here. It's not far from Yecheng, it's desolate and unobtrusive. We registered here, became hunters, and lived a peaceful life."
"I thought that if something happened to Yecheng one day, your father would be able to escape in time, and our family would be safe and sound."
"Don't blame your father. He was not like this in the past. It's just that what he experienced later was really terrible. His temper became more and more weird and irritable, and that's why he was so moody."
"Taozi, come with us, let's find a safe place, change our identities, and live a stable life."
ps: During the reign of Emperor Wenxiang, there was a Wu scholar who was blind and good at speaking. Emperor Wenxiang tried it out and heard Liu Taozhi's voice saying: "If you have a connection, you will be rich and powerful. Princes, generals, and prime ministers will often die at their hands."
"Like eagles and dogs, they are used by people." - "Northern History Volume 77"
Chapter completed!