182 Qi Wei Comes
Just the day before Sun Sicheng was about to take Ping An to Huainan Prefecture, Qi Wei came to him.
Qi Wei has always been a very energetic person, but now he exudes a decadent vibe.
"Cousin, how come you have time to come here?"
Qi Wei smiled bitterly: "Sicheng, I came here to see you. My father has been ill for a month or so. He has always told me not to come and bother you, but Siyuan told me that it is better for you to treat this disease."
"I really didn't know my cousin was sick. What's wrong with him?"
Qi Wei didn't believe that Sun Sicheng didn't know about his father's illness, but if he said he didn't know, then he didn't know.
He already disliked his sister, and now that Wu Min turned out to be his apprentice's biological father, he couldn't stand it even more. He even felt that the Qi family was almost like strangers to him.
"Siyuan said it was a minor stroke, not too serious. He can walk and talk, but if you get close to him, you can tell that there is something wrong with him. My father has always been a well-traveled person, and now we don't dare let him go out alone."
Sun Sicheng handed over a cup of tea and said, "The most important thing in this situation is to keep a calm mind, not get angry, and not be too serious. Otherwise, you will have a second stroke, and in severe cases, you will be unable to get off the bed for the rest of your life, and then your death is not far away. In fact, I believe you know all this without me saying it."
Qi Wei frowned and smiled bitterly: "Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, my father is still angry with my sister this time. She made a big fuss and wanted to get Sheng'er back and remarry Wu Min, which is impossible."
Sun Sicheng sneered, "Brother, if I were to send such a person to the temple and lock her up, I'm not trying to scare you, but if you let her do what she wants, she'll get into trouble sooner or later.
You should know that because of your sister's deliberate concealment and your father's connivance, their parents, who were both less than 40 years old, passed away one after another within two years. How is this different from murder?
In addition, she owed a lot of debts from medical treatment. Finally, the creditors became so desperate that Ping'an and her son, who had been widowed for five years, had to remarry.
If your family is truly broken up and your wife and children are separated, if it were you, would you think about revenge?
Let me tell you one more thing. The eldest daughter of a fifth-rank official in the capital has taken a fancy to him. He himself is also a county magistrate. After all, Chang Chunfeng is still a kind person. If it were me, I would immediately sue your Qi family for deliberately blocking him from finding his relatives, causing irreversible consequences. What do you think the result would be?
Maybe the whole family will be exiled. After all, you have caused the family to be broken up. Your sister is really cruel. To be honest, when I think of the hardships Ping'an has suffered over the years, I don't want to see Qi Jiaojiao again.
You guys are so good, it's hard to control such a scourge, and you let her make your father sick. Stroke has never been a minor illness.
I tell you all this today because you are a good person. In fact, you are all responsible for Chang Chunhua's matter. You have ruined a good hand of cards.
The Qi family has made a lot of money over the years. If they had been generous enough to help people find their relatives and assist them in the imperial examinations, they would not have been able to escape having a concubine.
Have you ever thought that in such a bad situation, if he re-tested for Tongsheng, Xiucai, or even Juren, would he be useless? Aren't you afraid of backlash?
I would say that you are really brave when you look down on others.”
Qi Wei's face was pale: "Sicheng, I really didn't know all this. My father and I were also wrong at the beginning. We should have helped him find a home. We thought about it wrongly for a moment, and ended up with the consequences we have today. This is retribution.
Ping'er and her sister are gone, Qi Jiaojiao is almost crazy, my father is not even fifty years old, but now he is. Sicheng, you must help me save my father.
As for Ping An's father, see if you can mediate between them. I am willing to pay him five thousand taels of silver to make up for it."
Sun Sicheng interrupted him without waiting for him to finish, saying, "Don't use silver to insult others. You didn't take it when you should have, and now that his family is ruined, do you really need it?
I can only try my best to persuade him to let go of his hatred and not involve your family. Your sister should be left alone in peace. After a few years, things may be peaceful. Cousin, please think more about your wife and children."
Qi Wei nodded: "Sicheng, I will listen to you. It's my father. I really can't bear to see him like this. Can you please make a trip? I know the road is too far. It will take several days to go back and forth."
Sun Sicheng sighed and said, "What can I do? I'll just go and see if I can go there tomorrow. I have too many things to do during this period of time."
"I'm sorry, Sicheng. I'll wait for you tomorrow to leave together."
"Okay, you go back first. I need to make some arrangements. I won't be away for two or three days." Sun Sicheng had no intention of telling him that he was planning to take Ping An with him tomorrow.
Qi Wei is the only good person in the Qi family. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong with his cousin. He had no bottom line for his children. If his child wanted to kill someone, would he stand by and help pass the knife?
That's too much.
I heard the master talk about this at noon.
"Master, don't worry about me. It's nothing to go with one person. It's not like we're riding in a car. Even if we are riding in a car, it doesn't matter. I'm not embarrassed. It's others who are embarrassed."
Sun Yat-sen burst out laughing. The young boy's voice was clear and he said such words openly. If you think about it carefully, it cannot be said to be unreasonable. Why should people who have done nothing wrong feel embarrassed? The ones who are embarrassed are of course those who feel guilty.
"Ah Wen, don't laugh. You have to come with me this time. After picking up Ah Wu, we will go around several nearby states to get a rough idea of the autumn harvest in various places. After all, this year is different from previous years."
Sun Wen nodded: "I don't care. I'm here with Ping An to help him with his studies. He has to take the county exam in February next year, which is just over a year away." Now he is taking care of the autumn accounts, so he will have some free time during the New Year.
With the use of Ping An's table method, accounting is now much more convenient. I don't have time to teach this method to shopkeepers in various places for the time being. I can only wait until the end of the year when we get together to teach it. It will save a lot of money and the accounts will be clear at a glance.
Ping An saw the two masters talking about something: "Master, sir, I'm going to the kitchen to find some food. I'm getting really hungry now."
Sun Sicheng waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and ask the kitchen to make two more dishes. There won't be any snacks to eat in the medical hall this afternoon."
Sun Wen looked at the little disciple who had grown taller. "Master, don't you think this child is growing very fast? He was just a child not long ago, but now he has become a handsome young man."
Sun Sicheng grinned. A handsome young man? Indeed.
"My Lord, let me read you a poem. How about it?
I am hoeing the field at noon.
Sweat drips down to the soil,
Who knows what's on the plate?
Every grain of rice is hard-earned.
How was it? I asked him to write a poem that fits the occasion within a quarter of an hour. He looked out the window and recited this poem in a short while. The more I read it, the more I liked it. Such a simple poem makes people read it again and again. "
Sun Sicheng read it twice and couldn't help but sigh: "Indeed, it is catchy, and it expresses the bitterness and helplessness of the old farmer. It's a pity that many rich children don't know that the food on the plate is hard-earned. Even our children sometimes don't know how to cherish it."
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