Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Qingnian walked out quickly and happened to see Qingfeng arguing with the concierge. "Brother, why are you here? What's going on? Uncle Qi, let him in. That's my eldest brother."

The concierge, Uncle Qi, quickly opened the door and let the man in. "Master, this man is here. He doesn't say who he is. He just says he's looking for you. I didn't know he was your brother?" Since the other side of the Tao family's old house has no contact with Qingnian, the concierge Uncle Qi has no contact at all. I don’t know Qingfeng.

"It's okay, Uncle Qi." Qingnian waved his hand and then looked at Qingfeng. "Brother, come in with me. If you have anything to say, come inside." After saying that, he turned around and went into the house.

The two of them came to the living room of the main room. Qingfeng didn't even bother to sit down and said anxiously, "Second brother, come back with me quickly. My mother is dying. She said she wanted to see you before leaving."

Qing Nian's heart skipped a beat, "Brother, you're not lying to me, are you? Our mother has always been strong, so why would she say she can't do it anymore? In the past few years, I have gone back every Chinese New Year, but she doesn't want to see her. Me. She doesn't have me as a son in her heart at all. Even when she is dying, she may not want me, right?" Qingnian was not anxious, but there was always a strange feeling in her heart, so she suppressed her temper and talked to Qingfeng. .

Qingfeng's eyes flashed for a moment, and then he said, "Really, my mother is really in trouble. She has not been in good health this year."

Qingnian sighed. No matter whether the old lady was really ill or not, he still wanted to go and take a look. The old lady can have no mother-child affection for him, but he can't just watch her disappear. "Astragalus, bring my medicine box and come with me to Tao's house." Qingnian ordered the boy beside him.

The few servants around Qingnian are all named after medicinal materials. This Huang Qi is very smart. Qingnian has already accepted him as his apprentice, so he took him with him. Huang Qi quickly found the medicine box, and another boy next to him brought a cloak for Qingnian.

"Go and tell your wife that I will go to the old house to have a look. If anything happens, I will send someone back to report. Also, let my cousin and cousin eat here in peace. I will be back soon. ." Qingnian tied up the belt of his cloak, then led Huang Qi and followed Qingfeng away.

Jinghan and the others were sitting in the inner room, listening to the servant Angelica come over and explain the situation just now.

Huixin became a little worried when she heard that the old lady was not good. "How can this be so good? Why did the old lady suddenly become ill? Wasn't she fine before?"

"Little aunt, don't be anxious. Why did I hear what happened just now? My little uncle doesn't seem to believe what you are saying? Is there something going on here? It stands to reason that the old lady of the Tao family, But she is much younger than my grandma, she is probably in her fifties this year, right? At such an age, there shouldn't be anything wrong with her," Jinghan advised Hui Xin.

Huixin nodded, feeling a little calmer, "I've never heard your uncle mention anything about the old lady having any problems. Logically speaking, there are only two medical clinics in the town. Even if we don't go to Renji Hall, If the old lady is really seriously ill, your uncle will know about it. Thinking about it, there are only two possibilities for the old lady. One is that she is seriously ill, and the other is probably just pretending. "Huixin is not stupid, and she calms down a little. Just figured it out.

"That's it. Let's just wait for news about uncle at home. Little aunt doesn't have to think about anything." Zixuan was also comforting at the side.

On the other side, Qingnian followed Qingfeng to the Tao family's old house. As soon as they entered the old man's house, they saw the old lady lying on the kang. Qingfeng and Qingyu's wives both stood in front of the kang, looking at the old lady on the kang.

Qingnian took a step forward and came to the Kang. The old lady looked pale, and she really didn't look good. Qingnian reached out and felt the old lady's pulse.

The old lady felt someone and opened her eyes. It turned out to be her second son, and she wanted to open her mouth to speak.

Qingnian shook his head and said, "Don't say anything yet. I'll check your pulse first." Then he stopped making any sound and began to check your pulse carefully. After a while, Qingnian breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and asked, "What happened? Who made the old lady so angry? She is so angry?"

Over there, Qingfeng and his wife Yu Shi looked a little timid, while Qingyu's wife Feng Shi curled her lips and said, "Who else could it be? It's not just the eldest brother's family that makes the old lady angry. ”

Next to him, Qingyu stretched out his hand and pinched his wife, but Feng stopped. "What? Why don't you let me talk? It's obvious that the adopted son of their eldest son ran away to cause trouble because he didn't teach him. Now, it's good that he caused trouble and the whole family followed him. Everyone will suffer. Why don't you let me say it?" Feng muttered unwillingly.

Qingnian looked inside the room, but didn't find the Tao family old man, "Where is my father? Where has he been?"

"My aunt's grandson got married, and my father went to have a wedding banquet. My mother disliked the cold weather and the long journey, so she didn't go." Qingfeng said hesitantly there.

Qingnian glared at Qingfeng and said, "Brother, you came to me and said that my mother was in trouble and wanted to see me. But my mother was just angry and it was nothing serious. Why did you call me here? What's wrong? Just tell me what's wrong, don't beat around the bush."

Qingfeng rubbed his hands, "Second brother, I have no choice but to do this. Your eldest nephew caused trouble outside, and we really had no choice, so we thought of calling you to help."

The old lady lying on the kang seemed to be feeling better at this time. She slowly sat up and pointed at the boss and said, "Qingfeng, you don't raise a child, how can you still have the nerve to say it here? Wait until your father comes back. Don't you think I've broken your leg? Your son's trouble has nothing to do with Qing Nian. Why did you ask him to come?" The old lady started coughing after saying a few words.

Qingnian reached out and patted the old lady on the back, "You are not in good health, why are you angry with them?" Qingnian did not call her mother. In fact, he has been deeply hurt by the attitudes of these people over the years. I don't know how to call my mother. "What's going on? Why don't you tell me quickly." Qingnian became angry towards Qingfeng.

Qingfeng and Yu looked at each other before telling the whole story. Qingfeng's eldest son, named Jingming, is sixteen this year. He didn't like studying, and he didn't want to learn the carpenter's trade from his father. He just followed a group of gangsters all day long, fighting and sneaking around. The Tao family is a pretty decent family in the town, not to mention wealthy, but they don't have to worry too much about daily necessities. So Qingfeng didn't take Jingming's life seriously. He always thought that his son was still young and would be fine in a few years.

Starting from this fall, this kid got hooked on gambling, and he became a frequent visitor to the gambling house. I lost nine out of ten bets. Except for the first few times when I won some money, I never won again. Gradually, all the pocket money Jing Ming saved over the years was thrown into the gambling house. Of course, these were not enough, so someone asked him to borrow money from usury and wait until he won the money before paying it back.

These gamblers are all the same. They all dream about winning a lot of money and making a fortune one day. But I never thought that if someone opened a gambling house and they won money, would the gambling house still be open? Jing Ming was like a man possessed. He borrowed a lot of money but never got any money back.

With the New Year just around the corner, people who wanted to pay bills began to ask Jing Ming for money. Jing Ming had no choice but to steal the deed of his house and give it to those people. But he borrowed too much money, and with interest compounding, the Tao family's house alone was of no use at all. So they detained Jing Ming and came to Tao's house to ask for the account.

When the old lady heard that Jing Ming had borrowed so much money at usury outside, she fainted. Qingfeng and Qingyu both had numb claws and didn't know what to do. When those who wanted to pay saw this situation, they said they would be given three days. If the money is not paid in three days, the house will be collected, and no one from the Tao family will be able to escape.

The Qingfeng brothers carried the old lady back to the house and finally woke up, but they were worried about how to pay back the money. Those loan sharks are not bad people, and they may even dare to kill people. Later, it was Yu who came up with the idea and asked Qingnian to find a solution.

"Qing Nian is living a good life now, so he should be able to come up with some money. Besides, Huixin's natal family is one of the richest families in the county. As long as Qing Nian is willing to lend a hand, this matter will be easy to handle. "Ms. Yu secretly discussed with her husband.

"You are just thinking blindly. Over the years, Qingnian has been at loggerheads with us. Who is willing to help us? Before I ask him to help, maybe he can be kicked out by me." Qingfeng shook his head.

"Won't you tell the old lady that she's sick and ask her to come over? When Qingnian comes over and sees the old lady like this, you might feel soft-hearted and agree. Don't you know about Qingnian? His You have the softest heart." Mrs. Yu stabbed her husband, "Don't you miss our son? My poor son must be skinned if he falls into the hands of those people. You have to suffer a lot."

Qingfeng was helpless, so he ran to find Qingnian. Before leaving, Mrs. Yu was asked to say something to the old lady. When the Qing New Year comes, she asked the old lady to cooperate.

Who knew that instead of helping Qingfeng, the old lady scolded Qingfeng first.

"Mom, please pity your eldest grandson, and pity our big family. The Chinese New Year is about to come, and if we can't come up with so much money, this house will belong to others. It's Chinese New Year, where do you want us to stay? Mom, you don't want dad to be sick again when he comes back, right? Dad's health is not good." Mrs. Yu knelt down on the kang. before, crying.