Wang Fu hesitated for a moment and carefully suggested, "Master, I heard that the people in the casino are very strict in collecting debts, and they will go to Uncle Zhong's house to cause trouble tomorrow. Why don't you help me first?" Uncle Zhong will pay off his debts, so that, you ask, it will be smoother."
Wang Yuanwai raised his hand to take the tea bowl, but did not drink for a long time.
Back then, he was seriously injured and had no memory. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Uncle Zhong. It was dark and there were no carriages or pedestrians, so Uncle Zhong carried him until dawn, and then he followed Mrs. Wang into the city and arrived at Wang's house.
Over the years, he has remembered this friendship and taken great care of Uncle Zhong.
Later, it was Uncle Zhong who took the initiative to complain about his old age, and the news was completely cut off.
As long as he could retain some friendship, he didn't want to hurt the old man, but there were some things for which he had to find answers.
"Okay, let's take him directly to the small courtyard in the west of the city tomorrow afternoon."
Wang Fu nodded in agreement and retreated.
At noon on the second day, after returning from Suijintan, the master and servant arrived at the small courtyard in the west of the city.
This small courtyard was bought a few years ago and is in Wang Fu's name. The couple occasionally come here to stay.
Wang Yuan has some private matters that he doesn't want the Wang family to know about, so he will come here to deal with them. For example, he often comes here to drink medicinal soup recently.
After Brother Cat has finished drinking the tonic, he can no longer boil the medicine at home, as it will be easily discovered.
As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Sister-in-law Wang sitting under the eaves of the corridor doing needlework, and next to her there was an old man, in his fifties, with gray hair, thin body, with his eyes raised, and a sad look on his face.
Perhaps something bad had happened to him. The old man had a few bruises and redness on his face, and he was very embarrassed.
As soon as he saw the king come in, the old man stood up in a hurry, rubbed his hands, and his expression was three-quarters worried and seven-fold complicated.
"Uncle! I salute you!" The old man knelt down and was about to kowtow.
But Wang Yuanwai helped him and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhong, don't be polite, just sit down."
Seeing Wang Yuanwai sitting down, Uncle Zhong dared to set up a stool and sat down carefully.
Wang Yuanwai looked at him for a few times, sighed and asked, "Uncle Zhong, I haven't seen you for a few years. Are you much older? Are you having a hard time?"
Uncle Zhong looked gloomy and replied in a low voice, "There are unfilial sons in the family, and they will suffer in old age."
Wang Yuanwai frowned and asked, "When Uncle Zhong wanted to go back to enjoy his old age, I gave him a lot of money. Has it all been lost in just a few years?"
Uncle Zhong's eyes turned red, "My wife After a serious illness, the boy contracted the problem of gambling again. Even the gold and silver can't bear the expenses..."
Wang Yuanwai nodded and responded, "I also heard a few words, people from the casino went to your house. Are you making trouble?"
Uncle Zhong subconsciously touched his calf. He almost got a discount today, but it was his wife who begged so hard that he was saved.
He thought of his skinny wife and his son lying on the bed, and he knelt down and cried bitterly.
"Uncle, please help me. I can't bear the debt collection anymore. Our family really can't live anymore. Please give me some money. I will work hard to repay my great kindness." ."
Wang Yuanwai bent down to help him up and patted his shoulder, "Uncle Zhong, don't cry. Everything that money can solve is a trivial matter. But I have a big thing here, and I need Uncle Zhong's help."
Big thing?
Uncle Zhong was in a daze, feeling a little guilty for no reason.
Wang Yuanwai raised his hand to pour him tea, "Back then, I was seriously injured. You and the old man didn't know each other, but you came to save me. That's how I am today. Otherwise, I would have died on the roadside long ago. There was no one." You know where my hometown is, what my last name is, and even if I am a ghost, I am still a lonely ghost."
Uncle Zhong's expression changed and he shrank his neck.
Wang Yuanwai glanced at him and asked, "Uncle Zhong, the old man said that you followed him out to discuss business, and got delayed because of something. You rushed home all night, and then you picked me up on the roadside. At that time, there was no little kid around me. Is it a book boy or something like that? Or is there nothing to prove my identity?"
Uncle Zhong was so frightened that his legs were weak and his back molars were chattering. He used all his strength to squeeze out a sentence.
"Uncle... what happened back then has been too long, and I have forgotten..."
"Really?" Wang Yuanwai responded calmly, playing with the jade pendant in his hand, "Uncle Zhong doesn't remember, or he doesn't dare to remember, or even if he does remember, he doesn't dare to tell me?"
Uncle Zhong knelt down with a bang. Damn it, he doesn't have any luck anymore. My uncle knows what happened back then, or he has doubts about what happened back then.
But when the old man was about to die, he swore an oath not to say a word.
"Uncle Zhong, you should know that there is no airtight wall in this world. You are old and confused, but there are always people with good memories. If I heard about it from others, you would be useless." Wang Yuanwai said slowly. , there was no coldness in his tone, but it made Uncle Zhong shiver even more.
"Uncle... I promised the old man that I would never say a word to him until he died. I really don't know and have completely forgotten about it!" Uncle Zhong kowtowed heavily and tried to persuade him, "Besides, my uncle has never been treated badly in all these years in the Wang family. "Why bother asking about that time..."
A cold look flashed in Wang Yuanwai's eyes, and he replied, "The Wang family didn't treat me badly, but I didn't treat the Wang family badly either! What was the family like when the old man died, what it is like now, and what it looks like now. Anyone with eyes should know clearly! I didn't just pop out of a stone, I have parents. If I stay here, my parents, what will happen to my family? Have you ever thought about it!"
Uncle Zhong's face was as white as paper, " Brother-in-law, I don't want any more money. Please don't embarrass me. I can't say anything!"
After saying that, he kowtowed crazily, and soon blood started to flow from his forehead.
Wang Yuanwai stared at him and took a deep breath.
"Let's go. Whenever you change your mind, come here and say it. I promise you that I won't change. I'll help you answer your questions. I'll help you solve your troubles."
Uncle Zhong, as if he had been pardoned, got up and stumbled out. .
Wang Yuan looked out at the door of the courtyard, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.
Wang Fu and his wife looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
In less than two days, Uncle Zhong will be back.
Because the master still cared about the friendship he had for many years and refused to force him ruthlessly, but the thugs in the casino were ruthless...
At dusk, in the Wang family's house, Wang E greeted the servants to prepare the dinner table. When she saw her husband coming back from outside, she smiled and said, " Master, why are you back so late today?"
"I went out to see Zhuangzi today, but it was too late to start. There is no good place left." Wang Yuanwai responded while cleaning his hands.
Wang E handed over a clean cloth and advised, "Then don't buy it. Why bother walking around all the time?"
"I have nothing to do when I am free. Running outside makes my headache less." Wang Yuanwai put down his sleeves. , seeing his wife's changing expression reflected in the basin, he sneered in his heart and said, "I had a terrible headache in the morning, but it's much better now."
Wang E breathed a sigh of relief quietly and said with a smile, "Then it's up to you. , I don't understand what's going on outside."
At this time, two children came in from the outside, and Brother Cat jumped directly into his father's arms, shouting, "Dad, when will you take me to take a bath? I still want to Go and play!"
Wang Yuanwai hugged his son and responded, "The weather is so hot, you want to be steamed. Let's go again in the autumn. I heard that there are fruit trees planted in the valley. Then I will take you to pick fruits. Go."
"Okay, Dad is the best!" Brother Cat's sweet mouth made everyone laugh.
Three poles high in the sun is a rare moment of leisure in the hot spring valley, and all the guests who should come have already entered the valley.
It was too early to make lunch at this time, and there was nothing else to do except for the guests asking for some tea.
Therefore, in the wooden house at the entrance of the valley, everyone found a shady place to sit, chat, and pick vegetables.
Tao Hongying looked at the intersection from time to time, thinking about her mother-in-law and daughter.
They originally thought they would come back after staying in Luo'an for one night, but they didn't expect to stay there for two days and two nights.
I don't know if my daughter will be uncomfortable or cry because she is so young.
Aunt Wu San also knew that Mrs. Li went to the academy, and she was also concerned about her son becoming a bookboy.
In the past two days, she had taken her son to school, learning how to cook simple meals, make a bed and fold quilts, and wash clothes. She was afraid that if the Li family regretted it again, their son's future would be lost.
At this time, Li Laosan suddenly appeared at the intersection driving a mule cart. Tao Hongying happily threw down the vegetable basket and ran over.