Call Me Daddy

"The mountain is dangerous, don't run up any more."

Su Aobai doesn't have any ill feeling towards this little girl, it's only an adult who did something wrong, but he doesn't have any closeness to Xiao Fubao, in fact, Su Aobai is also a bit selfish towards essence, he only recognizes Erniang as his daughter , so I only want to be good to Er Niang alone.

So after a brief reminder, Su Aobai leaned on a cane, carried a bamboo basket, and walked slowly towards the hut at the foot of the mountain where he was temporarily staying.

"Second Uncle, are you picking herbs?"

Fu Bao grabbed the hem of his clothes with his two small hands, and asked in a low voice after hesitating for a long time.

"Will your feet heal after taking herbs? I can find a lot of herbs. When I find them, I'll bring them to you, okay?"

Fu Bao thought, after Erbo's foot injury healed, he would be able to work in the field again. Her parents said that Erbo worked very hard, and the output of the family's field was almost due to Erbo alone. .

Then when the second uncle recovers from his leg injury, will he be able to grow a lot of food again? Now that they live separately, the food that the second uncle grows himself does not need to be distributed by grandma, so that the second cousin can have enough food up?

"I'll give you a lot of herbs, can you treat Erniang sister better, just like my father treats me."

She asked cautiously, thinking it was a child exchanging candies, what flavor of candy do you give me, and what flavor of candy will I give you.

Even if Su Aobai hated those people in the old house so much, he couldn't help being moved by this little girl's words.

But he still wouldn't return the ginseng at the bottom of the bamboo basket to this little Fuwa. Why should he return it because of the opportunity given by his strength.

"I know how to pick herbs myself. Also, your second cousin is my daughter, my own daughter! Needless to say, I will treat her very well, even better than your father treats you."

Su Aobai turned around and said seriously to this little girl who was not as tall as his thigh.

Fu Bao pursed his lips, the second uncle lied to others, he clearly treated the second cousin badly.

"Okay then, you have to keep your word."

Fubao can only hope that the current second uncle is a good boy who keeps his word and don't lie to the child.

*****

Su Aobai went to Dr. Li's house with the herbs he had just picked.

"Not bad, not bad, they are all herbs recorded in the Pharmacopoeia, and the quality is acceptable."

Dr. Li nodded in satisfaction. Su Lao Er's memory was beyond his imagination. He just took a look at the pictures in the medicine book and the fresh herbs in his pharmacy, and found the right ones exactly. up.

He took out the herbs in the bamboo basket bit by bit, except for a few weeds that were accidentally brought in, he did not find a wrong species.

"This is!"

When he got it to the end, Dr. Li's eyes widened when he saw the fresh wild ginseng still covered with soil.

This is ginseng!

"I found it by accident at the foot of the mountain. I saw that the leaves looked like the ginseng leaves painted on the tree, so I tried to dig down, but I didn't expect it was really ginseng."

Su Aobai put on an honest look, and described in detail the place where he found the ginseng.

Dr. Li has been to that location countless times when digging herbs, but he, an old doctor, has never found it.

He is deeply jealous, there is always someone who is smarter than you and even luckier than you.

No... Su Lao Er's luck has never been better for more than 20 years before his life. Could it be that this time the separation of the family made him very happy?

"How about this, I will replace other herbs with some nourishing herbs that are more suitable for your body. As for this ginseng, what are you going to do?"

Of course, Dr. Li wants to accept this ginseng, because wild ginseng of a certain age is hard to come by now, but the price he gave is definitely somewhat different from the price given by the county, but selling it to him can cause some trouble , and he won't cheat on his second child.

"I don't understand either, Uncle, if you need it, please give me a price."

Regarding Dr. Li's character, Su Aobai could still trust him.

"The age of this ginseng is not particularly high. If you take it to a big pharmacy in the county, you may be able to sell it for twenty taels, but I can't give you such a high price. How about it, I will give you eighteen taels. This time you want I’ll give you another tonic.”

Dr. Li considered his ability and gave a very reasonable price.

In fact, even if people who don't understand take ginseng to a big pharmacy, they may not be able to sell it at the price that Dr. Li said, so eighteen taels is really very kind.

Su Aobai naturally agreed without thinking.

"For this money... you can consider buying the yard you live in from the village chief and repairing it... If, if you have the heart, go to ethnography and study for a few years."

Doctor Li hesitated for a while, but still gave him two suggestions.

Although Su Laoer is not young, but for someone like him who has the ability of photographic memory, it is not too late, and he is not a scholar who did not pass the exam until he was in his seventies and eighties. Who knows that he will not be that rising star? .

If Su's second brother can really achieve something in his studies, even if Su Youwen becomes prosperous in the future, the people in the old house will have to respect him as the second brother.

"Study? No way, no way, how old am I, how can I have the nerve to sit and study with a group of kids."

Su Aobai waved his hands again and again, his face flushed red, what is it like for a man in his twenties to sit in a room with a group of six or seven-year-old children.

Seeing his resistance like this, Dr. Li felt a little regretful.

This child's talent was really ruined by Su Kuishan and his wife.

However, the reason why Su Aobai resisted so much was because he had already chosen another path for himself. If he wanted to become a marquis and prime minister, he could not only take the imperial examination.

*****

Su Aobai was carrying the herbs Dr. Li had caught for him, and the eighteen taels of silver was wrapped in a cloth and placed at the bottom of the bamboo basket. When he was about to reach the hut at the foot of the mountain, Su Youwen stopped him.

"Second brother."

He bowed deeply, his expression full of guilt.

Many people's fields are at the foot of the mountain. Now it is the busy time for farming. Su Youwen stopped him on the road, which naturally attracted the attention of many people. The ear eavesdropped on the two brothers' speech.

When they saw Su Youwen coming up, they bowed deeply to this brother first, and they immediately felt that Su Youwen was indeed a good bamboo shoot, much better than that coward Su Kuishan and that shrew Li Shi.

Sure enough, the child still has to be sent to school. Those who have been educated can read and understand manners, but it's different.

"The son never blames the mother, but..."

Su Youwen raised his head, a few struggles flashed in his eyes.

"It's because I didn't persuade my mother well, second brother, don't worry, this separation agreement is unfair to you and elder brother, I will definitely persuade my parents to cancel this separation agreement, you and I are brothers, how can you suffer It’s gone, but my own brother has abandoned you, even if I don’t study or continue my scientific examinations, I still have to raise enough money to treat your injured leg.”

Su Youwen's expression of sincerity made the villagers who eavesdropped couldn't help applauding.

"The Su family has Wen. You are right to think so. How much your second brother has devoted to the family. How could you kick him out of the house just because he hurt a leg?"

"Youwen, you have studied and understand the principles, you should also persuade your mother, this stepmother is also a mother, she should treat your four sons equally."

Su Youwen's performance was too good. He proposed to cancel the unfair separation agreement, and he also proposed to treat the second brother's injured leg no matter what, which really bought some people's hearts.

"That's right, but you still have to read this book. If you become famous in the future, even if your second brother can't heal his leg injury, no one would dare to look down on him with your protection."

Seeing that Su Youwen proposed to treat his second brother's leg injury, he would rather not go to school for it, but everyone advised him not to think that way. Compared with an injured leg with little possibility of treatment, Su Youwen's future is obviously better. important.

But the more they persuaded, the more determined Su Youwen's expression became.

"Fourth!"

Su Aobai's sudden cry of grief and indignation interrupted the words of the people around him.

I saw him pursing his lips, his eyes were already red with tears.

"The second brother knows that, the second brother knows that you are a good person."

He also seemed to be moved by Su Youwen, threw away the crutch in his hand, and patted Su Youwen's shoulders heavily with both hands. Originally, he had been doing rough work all year round, and his palms were extremely strong. Where is Su Youwen, a frail scholar? It was bearable, as soon as he clapped his hands down, Su Youwen's face turned pale, and his aching teeth chattered.

But in the eyes of outsiders, the two brothers looked at each other affectionately with tears in their eyes.

"Since I was a child, my parents have told me that you are the most promising person in our family. As long as you are cultivated, we will have a backer, so I work hard all day long. If you want to study, your share I will do the work, my mother said that the sound of my chopping firewood will disturb you, I will chop all the dry firewood I picked up on the mountain, and then carry it down in a basket. You said that the classmates in your town use high-quality pen and ink Zhiyan, I will do my best to do odd jobs during the slack season, and I will give all the copper money I have saved to my mother, so that he can buy you what you want..."

Su Aobai talked gratefully about what he had done to his younger brother in those years. Hearing this, the expressions of the people around him changed.

"Sure enough, you are my best brother just like what mother said, my parents don't care about me anymore, only you still remember me."

Saying that, Su Aobai patted him on the shoulder again excitedly, his palms were wide and thick, like bear's paws falling on his body when he slapped, Su Youwen's face suddenly became paler.

He looked suspiciously at this stupid second brother who he never paid attention to.

Did the other party say such a thing on purpose?

No, his second brother doesn't have such scheming.

Su Youwen knew it was bad after Su Aobai said a few words, but he was powerless to refute Su Laoer's words, because the hardships and sufferings he suffered at home in the early years were all human beings. well-known things.

Those who were originally moved by his performance have now come to their senses.

That's right, if Su Youwen really respected Su's second brother as much as he showed, wouldn't he not see what kind of life his second brother lived in the past few decades?

Why was he able to enjoy Su Lao Er's contribution calmly before, but now he knows that it's not easy for him?

The people in the village have never been educated, but they are no less shrewd than those who are educated. Some people quickly saw through the reason why Su Youwen did this. It was nothing more than two words - fame!

"But fourth brother, second brother still can't go back with you."

Su Aobai wiped his tears, then squatted down with difficulty, and picked up the crutch on the ground.

Su Youwen took another step back, and the people around him looked at him strangely. If he really respected his second brother, he should have helped him pick up the crutches before his brother, who has inconvenient legs, was right now. Not hard enough.

"Why?"

With a smile on his face, Su Youwen forcefully squeezed these words out between his teeth. He felt that it seemed a wrong decision for him to come to find this second brother today.

"You should have heard from my parents that I can only have Erniang and one child in my life. I didn't separate the family before because I thought it was good for Erniang. After she gets married, she still has her natal family to rely on, so No matter how much work my mother asks Erniang to do, I will make Erniang obedient. Only if she behaves better, her grandparents will love her, and her brothers and sisters will miss her, but I feel distressed. Every time I see this child for the first time One gets up to make a fire to boil water for everyone to make breakfast, washes the dishes at night and cleans the stove, and the last one to go to bed. Such an older person always rubs his shoulders and beats his lower back with his small hands. This is all due to exhaustion. Ah, I feel distressed looking at it, but I can only comfort myself, it will be fine in the future..."

Su Aobai said with a trembling voice, all men and women present were infected by his words, everyone was a father and mother, how could they not understand his mood.

It is normal for girls in the village to do small jobs, but it is rare to see them dominating their children like Li, especially compared with another granddaughter, Fubao, Erniang has really suffered a lot.

"After the separation, Erniang is much happier than before. She doesn't have to get up to cut pigweed before dawn, doesn't have to prepare breakfast for the whole family, doesn't have to wash the clothes of the whole family, but this child has many Be good, she is not idle, she went to ask some aunts and girls for vegetable seeds. These days, she tidied up the small yard at home, and she hummed a little song when she watered the vegetable seedlings. I never I've never seen her so happy."

A man of that size was crying again, but this time, he was moved.

"It's my fault. What did I ask her to endure? I suffered so much in my mother's family. Could it be that after marrying into my husband's family, my mother's family can change their sex?"

This is the first time he has directly expressed his complaint against that family.

Su Youwen intuitively caught Su Aobai's handle. After all, he had always been honest and filial before, but what he said just now showed that he had resentment towards that family and his parents. Before Su Youwen could speak, Su Youwen Aobai continued to speak.

"No matter how my parents treat me, I don't complain, because one of them gave me my life, and the other raised me for a few years, but the second mother shouldn't. She was just unlucky and reincarnated as my daughter."

Su Youwen clenched his fists, this is all right, his second brother made up for the loopholes in his words.

What he meant was that all his grievances were for Er Niang.

"So, fourth child, now that we have separated, I won't think about going back, and you shouldn't try to persuade me. Besides, no matter what mother says, she treats you sincerely. She doesn't want to see me. , why do you have to let me go back?"

Su Aobai calmed down his excitement, he didn't want to get entangled with Su Youwen anymore, so he just left this sentence, walked around him, and walked towards the hut not far away.

There was a resurgence of discussions around, and most of the discussions this time revolved around Su Lao Si.

They have already begun to doubt the original intention of him suddenly stopping Su Lao Er at this place today.

Su Youwen's face turned blue and then pale, and he turned around suddenly, looking at the back of Su Laoer.

His second brother has changed!

Su Youwen can be sure that the former second brother would never say such a thing.

With the last sentence just now, he was putting him on the fire to roast him.

That's right, Mrs. Li is eccentric. Both the eldest and the second child can accuse her of being unkind, but the fourth child can't, because in this family, Mrs. Li loves him the most, and many calculations are also for his own good.

He clearly knew that Li Shi didn't like his second brother, so he tried every means to drive his second elder brother out of the house, but as Li Shi's most beloved son, he always wanted to get the two elder brothers back.

If you think about it in a good way, he understands righteousness, but if you think about it in a bad way, he is not filial to his mother.

Especially what he said at the beginning was tantamount to directly questioning Li's character.

Even though everyone in the village feels wronged by Su Aobai, that's because he acted well at the beginning. If he confronted Su Kuishan and Mrs. Li as soon as he came up, the whole family would be turned upside down. In this old-fashioned feudal society, Su Kui Shan and Li Shiguang suppressed him with filial piety, even if he left that family, most people would think he was wrong.

Parents can be eccentric, but children must not be unfilial. This is the most mainstream idea.

Su Aobai also relied on step-by-step guidance to get to where he is today.

The more Su Youwen thought about it, the more apprehensive he became. Looking back on the series of things that happened before, he, the second brother, never took the initiative to take action. Even the reason for the separation was because the village head's wife took the lead in aggrieved for him.

He is passive, Mrs. Li is active, and those in the village who complain about him are active. In this way, who can say that he is not filial?

Even the conversation between the two of them just now!

Su Youwen clenched his fists, since the second child said the first sentence, he has been leading him away by the nose!

He looked at the back of the second brother in awe, and realized that he had never really understood him.

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