"Father! What's wrong with you, father? This son, why did my father faint?"
A sturdy middle-aged man ran to support Tao Wangcai, his face changed in anxiety.
Tao Rui handed the person over to him and looked at what he had said. The man hurriedly thanked him and shouted into the yard: "Xiu Niang, come and greet En Gong. Fuxi, find a doctor, and a doctor!"
A woman and a girl ran out of the yard, and neighbors and villagers who saw them all came to help. Tao Rui followed them into the yard and found that although the yard is not very good, it is not bad. The first impression it gives is clean and tidy.
It seems that there are only these four people in their house. Those four spacious adobe houses, plus a stove room and a small warehouse next to them, make it really comfortable to live in.
A few bunches of corn and peppers hung under the eaves, a large slice of dried potatoes was dried on the ground next to the wall, and there was a large tank in the corner of the wall with cabbage piled up next to it. It seemed that the woman and girl were picking sauerkraut just now.
It has a breath of life, and it also feels very comfortable and warm. At least Tao Rui feels like this in this farmyard.
The woman who asked Xiuniang to pour a bowl of hot water, sweetened it and put it in front of Tao Rui, wiping the desks and stools cautiously, "My dear, please sit down. There is no good stuff to entertain at home, so please take care of it. Thank you for your help. My father, otherwise I wouldn't dare to think about what to do at home."
Tao Rui smiled and said, "You don't need to be called'Gong', whoever happens to meet him will help me. I'll take a break and go, you can go to work."
Xiu Niang anxiously said: "This, this, can you ask your name, Grace? We must keep it in our hearts and pray for you day and night. By the way, there are a few chickens and two pigs in the family, so they are well raised. , You leave an address and I will ask the master to send it to you later."
"You don't need to be so polite," Tao Rui asked as he watched the village doctor rushing over, and he was even more busy over there, "Is there no one else in your house?"
"Yes, the family is thin, only four of us. Just now I was talking about my father-in-law going out for more than half a day, thinking about the family going out to look for it. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, I was scared after thinking about it, thanks to the kindness. Thank you. You must accept it. We have nothing good. Or you can go and see with me. The chickens and pigs are in the backyard. They are all good, so I can add some food to you."
Farm-raised pigs are considered a big income by the end of the year, and a few chickens lay a few eggs a day, and they can also be sold. That way, he gave it to him without hesitation or discussion. Tao Rui was sure that the atmosphere of the family was very good, and the four people in the family also had a good relationship. Most importantly, they were of good character.
He put down the bowl and was about to leave. The girl who had gone to the doctor before walked over quickly, still holding a small plate of snacks in her hand. She carefully placed the dim sum in front of Tao Rui, and said, "En Gong, there is nothing good to entertain you in the village. Lizheng just bought it from the capital today. No one has touched it. You have two bites. You must come from the mountain. exhausted."
"Yes, yes, it's still as thoughtful as Fuxi thought. Grace, you sit down and I'll get you a bowl of noodles." Xiuniang clapped her hands and hurriedly walked to the stove.
"Don't be busy, I'll leave now. I'm afraid of worrying at home when I'm late." Tao Rui stood up. He deliberately wiped some dirt on his face, making it difficult to recognize the five senses, but if I leave it, I feel like it will be exposed.
Fuxi hurriedly said: "My benefactor stays and eats a few bites. My mother's noodles are better than those in the Beijing store. Really, there used to be big families who asked my mother to make noodles. You saved me. Grandpa, we are so grateful, so let us do something."
Tao Rui's gaze swept across her face, and then sat down again, "Then it will work."
Fuxi smiled and immediately went into the stove to help. She is seventeen years old, and it is not convenient to get along with strange men for too long.
The fleeting years said: [Brother Rui, this is Baocuo's daughter of the National Palace, right? She is really similar to Tao Li's. If it weren't for the looks of the two of you, it would be really difficult to prove that you were wrong, and the blood test would be inaccurate. ]
[She seems to have a good time here, but she didn't have a good life when she returned to the government office. What do you think of here? ]
[Floating years: Very good, Brother Rui wants to come? Come on, anyway, as long as the person is good, everything else is not important. ]
This is indeed, after he has traveled so many lives and learned so many things, the most important thing is the people around him. Everything else can be obtained by yourself.
Tao Rui left in no hurry. Li Zheng, who came to ask for a greeting, fetched water for him and asked him to wash his hands and face.
Tao Rui wiped his face clean in front of them. Everyone showed a thoughtful look. The similarity of 50% would really give people a familiar feeling. In the end, Fuxi recognized it first and said in surprise: "En Gonghe My grandfather looks like!"
As soon as the words were spoken, she felt unsuitable. How could the nobles in the capital be willing to be like peasants? But Lizheng and other villagers also found out and nodded in surprise. They have seen two people look alike, but even if they are a family, they have never seen one like this.
The older Lizheng said, "This young man looks like Old Man Tao when he was young. Is this... a distant relative?"
It happened that Fuxi's father also settled down. The father came out. He was surprised when he heard that, "I don't know what fate is, but I remember that Dad said that there is no relative in the family. It's all right after the day, and I don't even need valuable medicinal materials. It's a blessing."
He solemnly said to Tao Rui: "Thank you En Gong for saving my father's life. My name is Tao Jin. From now on, En Gong will have anything to send, just find me."
That sip of spring water made up for the vitality that the old man had lost, of course it was fine. Tao Rui smiled, chatting with them, and knew the situation in Xishan Village without realizing it.
After the noodles were made, Lizheng greeted everyone to leave, leaving Tao Jin and Xiuniang sitting at the table watching Tao Rui eat the noodles. Fu Xisheng brought some noodles into the house to feed the old man.
Tao Rui waited for her to enter for a while before saying: "When I saw the face of the old man, I just thought it was a coincidence. When I only saw Ling Mei, I was really taken aback. She actually looked a lot like my mother. "
Tao Rui raised his eyes to look at them, and both of them were stunned. Because Tao Rui is like his father and his girl is like Tao Rui's mother, it is no coincidence that this can be explained. Even if they don't think of the truth wisely, is there anything unusual in it?
Xiu Niang quickly thought of the time when she was giving birth, and her eyes widened, "Blessed you...Which is your house?"
"Xuanguo Gongfu." Tao Rui ate noodles again, not feeling that what he was releasing was a bomb.
Xiuniang's lips trembled, and she grabbed Tao Jin in horror and said, "Xuanguo Gongfu, when I was producing in the ruined temple, was it called Xuanguo Gongfu?"
"Yes..." Tao Jin was also dumbfounded. When his wife was about to give birth, a young master in the general's mansion was clamoring to eat delicious noodles, so she had to make them. As a result, there was a heavy rain on the way back from the face, and I was trapped in the ruined temple.
At that time, another pregnant woman also entered the ruined temple, and there were a lot of people around. He heard that Xuanguo Mansion was mentioned in their chat. That day the lady was frightened and gave birth prematurely, and the fetal gas of Xiu Niang was started a few days earlier. He didn't know anything about it. Fortunately, there was a maid accompanying the lady, greeted the maids to help deliver the baby, and even help embroider. The mother also delivered the baby.
When they were born, the two pregnant women were not far apart, all the men retreated outside, and Xiu Niang fainted after giving birth. Did this, this, these two children hold the wrong one?
Tao Jin frowned and muttered: "But it's impossible. At that time, there were five or six people in the ruined temple, all of whom were from the National Palace, and the mother who delivered the baby. Can she make the mistake of the child? One boy and one girl, she gave her to her family. Don't you know if the wife delivered the baby boy or girl?"
Suddenly, Xiu Niang was taken aback, "I, I seem to remember that when the child was born, I took a look, and there was a birthmark on my shoulder. I didn't find the birthmark when I got home, and thought I stumbled and remembered it wrong..."
As she spoke, she stared at Tao Rui's left shoulder, and Tao Jin also looked over.
Tao Rui was still holding up the bowl and drinking soup, as if they were shocked that the discussion was nothing to him, until they came up with a birthmark, he put down the bowl and wiped his mouth. Turning over the collar sideways, I took a look, "There really is a birthmark, a little bit, I didn't pay attention."
The couple took a breath, looked at Tao Rui in shock, then looked at the old man's room, where the girl they had raised for 17 years was inside.
Tao Rui groaned: "This matter is a bit weird, just like you just said, how can the birth attendant make the wrong man and woman? Unless she changes intentionally. So don't say anything for the time being, and I'll talk about it when I go back to figure it out."
Tao Jin and Xiuniang had no other ideas, and they nodded when they heard this. Xiu Niang grasped the hem of her clothes and looked at Tao Rui. The more she looked at her, she felt more cordial. Her eyes became red unconsciously. She forced herself to swallow and asked, "You, you are in the government office, how are you doing?"
After speaking, she wiped the corners of her eyes and smiled reluctantly: "Look at what I asked, you must have a good time at a high school."
Tao Rui smiled sarcastically: "That's not necessarily true. My mother gave birth to a son again. This time he was born in the mansion, so I must have made no mistake. I didn't understand why my mother was so partial and only loved my brother. Pain me, it seems that I finally found the answer today."
"What? Doesn't that mean that the lady is also aware of it? She still treats you badly?" Xiuniang's bewilderment immediately turned into anger. The son she gave birth to, how could that person just change and treat him badly? Who is this person?
Tao Jin also said: "Whether she is wrong or not, she treats you too much. No, we will go back with you and ask her to make it clear. If you have a wrong hold, you will know by asking the few people back then."
"Hmph, if you deliberately hold the wrong hold, they won't admit it to death." Xiuniang stood up and walked back and forth with anger, but she couldn't think of a good way.
Tao Rui was a little bit astonished when he saw their reaction. He didn't expect that the first thing they knew the truth would be to stand up for him. It's a pity that he replaced the original owner. If the original owner hadn't been nurtured into a stubborn dude by the government, he would be very happy to recognize such a father and mother. Looking at Girl Fuxi, I know that it is not a bad thing to grow up in this family.
It's a pity that the original owner didn't want to look at the peasant parents at that time. He only hated the people of the Guogong Mansion for being ruthless to him, hated Qin Ruo and Tao Bin for stepping him in the mud, and was filled with hatred.
This highlights the hatefulness of Tao Li's.
Tao Rui didn't think much about it before, but after hearing what Xiuniang and Tao Jin said, he concluded that it was originally the child of Tao Li's replacement. Tao Li's choice was clean by himself, pretending to be innocent for a lifetime, but he abolished an original owner, and also miserable Tao Jin and his wife. Even Fuxi didn't feel happy when he returned to Guogong Mansion.
Because she hadn't been together for more than ten years, Tao Li didn't like or care about this girl at all, let alone the existence of this girl to remind her of what she did back then. No matter how clear the traces were, she still felt like being questioned by Fuxi when she saw Fuxi, asking her why she abandoned her.
So she married Fuxi to the far south and married a county magistrate. Fuxi was unaccompanied there, and never learned how to take charge of the house or how to get along with other ladies and young ladies. He was rejected by her husband and soon withered in the back house.
This is all the evil made by Tao Li!
Tao Rui glanced back at the door of the old man's room. Such a good girl shouldn't end up like that. Maybe he should think hard about how to leave the Guogong Mansion. Sometimes Zhan Li couldn't explain clearly, but he would spill a lot of sewage instead.
He doesn't care about a lot of things, and he doesn't want to mix with Qin Ruo and the others, but he can't help them. If he wants to leave, he can walk innocently and upright.
With proper business to do, Tao Rui got up and planned to go back.
Tao Jin and Xiuniang were very unwilling to give up. Although there is no more evidence yet, with the birthmark and appearance, they have basically determined that this is their biological son.
Tao Rui smiled and said, "It's getting late. I told my servants that I went into the mountains. If they don't go back, they are afraid they will go into the mountains and look for me. I will see you again in the future. Having said that, he is hurt, and I am afraid that his emotions will be bad for healing."
He paused and said, "The noodles are delicious, thank you."
Xiuniang kept nodding her head, tears were about to fall, she watched Tao Rui strode away, clutching Tao Jin's arm tightly. Tao Jin couldn't hide his excitement, and patted her hand to soothe him: "Let's pack up, don't let Fuxi see it. Fuxi... can't let her know first. Maybe, maybe this is going to happen. Take it into the coffin?"
Xiu Niang covered her mouth and cried twice, "They are too bullying, but how can we be fair?"
"Don't tell me, take one step as one step."
Both of them are entangled. They want to go to the Yamen to sue. What can they do? Sue the lady of the government? Can there be results again?
Besides, is Tao Rui willing to recognize them? Is Guo Gongfu willing to recognize Fuxi again? That family doesn't sound like a good family, these two are good children, and they are not willing to give it.
The two stood blankly for a while, and heard movement in the house, hurriedly wiped their faces and went to the backyard to take shelter, feeding chickens and pigs. Before they know more inside information, they can't leak the news, otherwise things will get out of hand.
After Fuxi fed grandpa to dinner, she came out and found that no one was there. She found the backyard and smiled and said, "Father, why are you here? Go and boil water to wipe your grandpa. There are dry clothes and dried clothes in his cabinet. The quilt. After changing into comfortable clothes and sleeping, the fever will definitely go away."
"Hey, I'm going now." Tao Jin promised, looking at Fuxi, and hurrying to boil the water.
Xiuniang also looked at Fuxi a few more times. Seeing Fuxi came to help her feed the chickens, she felt uncomfortable. Such a good girl, why would Tao Li's heart not be cruel?
The good-natured daughters have done farm work for these years, and have never enjoyed any wealth. It would be so sad if they knew the truth. And Tao Rui was hugged back by Tao Li, and he didn't even love him, so what would he do when he hugged him back? It's not a lack of a son, just give her back if you don't want to raise!
Xiu Niang was about to explode, if Tao Li appeared in front of her at this moment, she could pounce on her and strangle her to death!