Chapter 171 Chapter 171 Bed Warmer
Jiang Lanfang, greatly surprised, ate a few handfuls of corn and without taking a rest, gave instructions to other teachers, returned to the backyard to talk to his wife, left a letter, and then impatiently took his men and set off towards the capital.
If the policies Xu Yunfan mentioned were implemented, Jiang Lanfang couldn't even imagine what changes would occur in their Dayan Dynasty.
The matter is of great importance, and he must return to Beijing in person to discuss it with the emperor.
Halfway through the journey, Jiang Lanfang's carriage met a group of people.
The person who came was not someone else, but the Minister of Agriculture who was ordered to leave the capital to inspect agricultural affairs.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture was mainly responsible for managing the agricultural affairs of the Dayan Dynasty and was a third-rank official.
When the two groups met, Jiang Lanfang lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, and his eyes met with the Grand Minister of Agriculture who was riding on horseback.
It turned out that the person in the carriage was Jiang Lanfang.
The Grand Minister of Agriculture, also known as Jing Mingze, dismounted and clasped his fists towards Jiang Lanfang. "Master Jiang, long time no see."
"It's been a long time since we last met. Lord Jing, are you out on an inspection tour?" Jiang Lanfang just knew that the Grand Minister of Agriculture was ordered by the emperor to inspect the country every two years to handle agricultural affairs.
Jing Mingze, a civil servant, is actually not suitable for such work as riding a horse and being exposed to the wind and sun. But who says that civil servants are useless? Do you really think that the six arts of a gentleman are just for show?
Originally, Jing Mingze could have arranged for someone else to do this job, but every time, he would do it himself. He was obviously a weak scholar, but after a few years, his originally fair-faced scholar skin had been tanned into a healthy tan.
Like other scholars, Jing Mingze possessed a refined and gentle temperament. Even though he was now darker, his outstanding facial features had not lost any of their brilliance due to his skin color. "Yes, Master Jiang, are you going back to Beijing?"
"Yes, I have some urgent matters that I need to go back to take care of. Since Master Jing is busy, I will not delay Master Jing."
Jiang Lanfang was preoccupied with something and didn't want to talk much with Jing Mingze. He turned around before getting on the carriage and saw Jing Mingze leading the horse and moving aside with the people behind him.
Jing Mingze never formed cliques or fawned over anyone in the court, but the fact that he could hold a third-rank position at the age of thirty showed his ability and skill.
Jiang Lanfang remembered that the Jing family was not from the capital, but moved to the capital after Jing Mingze was appointed an official.
In the officialdom, Jing Mingze has such a status at such a young age, and his future is promising.
As for marriage, Jing Mingze is still single at the age of thirty, which actually means he has lost his advantage. However, this shortcoming is not worth mentioning considering his current status and identity.
For some unknown reason, Jing Mingze rejected the officials' intention to marry him, and even the Jing family never arranged anything for him.
However, Jiang Lanfang didn't care about these things, but she had some appreciation for capable people. When the carriage passed by Jing Mingze, she lifted the curtain and said a few words to Jing Mingze.
Jing Mingze didn't know what he was thinking about when Jiang Lanfang reminded him. His heart was in turmoil and his right hand holding the reins tightened involuntarily, as if he was restraining something, or as if he was lost in his own thoughts, and he didn't move for a long time.
The other side.
After chatting with Jiang Lanfang, Jiang Lanfang waved his hand and rewarded Xu Yunfan with twenty taels of silver before leaving.
Twenty taels of silver may not seem like a lot, but it was his monthly allowance.
Xu Yunfan was happy and called Qi Xiu Ze and others to have a meal together, then slowly walked back to the village.
When Jiang Lanfang was not around, he was even more blatant in his laziness. The other students all knew that this man was now Jiang Lanfang's favorite, and even if they were unhappy with him, they had to endure it.
Sun Wu and Qin Run went to the county town to look after the store. With the help of the forces that Xu Yunfan had found for him in advance, Qin Run had someone to protect him this time.
With Zhou Laoer and the others around, Xu Yunfan was not worried that Qin Run would suffer any loss, so he returned to the village alone.
When you don’t pay attention to someone, even if you meet them several times, they will still be strangers. Once you pay attention to them, even if you have only met them a few times, this person will leave an impression in your mind.
Xu Yunfan had never noticed Li Liu before, but after meeting him by the river, Xu Yunfan had a different understanding of Li Liu.
This attention seems to come up often.
Before entering the village, Xu Yunfan saw Li Liu from a distance running up the mountain in a panic as if he was being chased by a dog. He disappeared in a short while.
"What's going on?"
Xu Yunfan scratched his head and just took two steps when he saw another man running up the mountain with a hatchet with several cracks in one hand, and his arm was faintly red.
Who else could this person be but Li Shan?
"What's going on?"
In the past, Xu Yunfan would probably have thought that Li Liu might have provoked Li Shan, but after Qin Run told him about Li Liu last night, the scene before him was not that simple.
If any other man encountered such a situation, he would probably be in a dilemma and think about it for a while.
Xu Yunfan, who was full of sense of justice and extremely confident in his own strength, didn't even think about it. He looked around, found a solid and suitable wooden stick from the roadside, and ran out.
When you see injustice, speak up and take action when it is time to do so.
For Li Shan, the more he couldn't eat the meat, the more he seemed to miss it over time, and now he had become itchy and couldn't bear it.
Li Liu was a bit smelly, but the impression of Li Liu being clean, handsome and charming when he first returned to the village was lingering in his mind.
Ever since Li Liu discovered his thoughts, Li Liu has been avoiding him. For several years, he could only look at this piece of fat meat but not eat it. God knows how greedy Li Shan was.
We finally got the chance today, but this idiot could run anywhere else, but he actually ran up the mountain like a fool. Isn't this giving him a chance?
Li Liu is not stupid, but he doesn't dare to run to the village. At this moment, his clothes are in disarray. If he is seen by the villagers, won't his family be hurt by rumors again because of him?
Back then, his family could no longer hold their heads up in the village because of him. As time passed, the villagers finally forgot about him. He didn't want his parents, brothers, and nephews to be criticized and ridiculed because of him.
Li Liu was not as strong as Li Shanda, and he had never practiced before. If he just took out the hatchet and swung it around, other men would probably be scared.
But Li Shan was so horny that he risked being chopped to death and hit Li Liu's arm with a wooden stick. The pain made Li Liu drop the hatchet in his hand.
Seeing this, Li Liu didn't care about the pain in his arm. He knew that now he had no choice but to run.
However, his physical strength and endurance could not be compared with Li Shan's. Seeing that Li Shan was about to catch up, Li Liu opened his mouth and exhaled in despair. Under the intense fatigue, Li Liu felt that his chest was sore as if it was about to explode.
Li Shan panted as he chased after Li Liu. When he was about to catch up with Li Liu, Li Shan was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He never thought that Xu Yunfan was following behind him.
Xu Yunfan was indeed a man who had received orthodox training. He ran so fast and lightly that Li Shan didn't hear any movement behind him at all. When an external force hit his lower back, Li Shan wailed and rushed forward uncontrollably.
"Who?" Li Shan asked angrily, but before he could turn around to see the attacker, a piece of clothing fell on his head, his vision went black, and then a fist with extremely heavy force landed on his body.
Bang, bang, bang...
A violent collision of flesh and flesh.
Xu Yunfan straddled Li Shan's abdomen and punched so fast that it almost left an afterimage. He was so confused about Li Shan that he would have to be stupid to reveal his identity.
After a while of continuous punches, Li Shan's wailing became weaker and weaker until it disappeared.
"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me." Li Liu, who had recovered from his panic and shock, lost all his strength and could only kneel down and crawl to Xu Yunfan to stop him.
If the fight continues, Li Shan will be dead.
It's not worth it to take on a murder lawsuit for someone like him.
Although Xu Yunfan was angry, he knew when to strike. He would not beat anyone to death, but would only make Li Yun suffer half to death.
After retracting his fist, Xu Yunfan took the clothes to cover Li Shan's head. Sure enough, Li Shan closed his eyes tightly and was dizzy.
Xu Yunfan stood up, not forgetting to pick up his clothes and hang them on his arms, "Let's go down the mountain."
Looking at the person who had fainted, Xu Yunfan felt unsatisfied and kicked him again.
Li Liu stood up tremblingly and picked up his small hatchet with a shivering voice. He was obviously still in shock and just let Xu Yunfan say whatever he wanted.
Xu Yunfan felt very excited after beating the man up, and his steps down the mountain became much lighter, but Li Liu behind him had weak legs and could not keep up with his speed at all.
"Are your legs weak?"
When Xu Yunfan found that the person behind him did not catch up, he stopped out of guilt and saw that Li Liu's legs were shaking violently.
Yes, girls and boys who encountered such things would probably be scared to death, and some would even suffer psychological trauma from it. Although Li Liu is a man, as a victim, fear and terror are not gender-specific.
Li Liu's face turned pale. "A little bit."
Still being stubborn!
Xu Yunfan turned around and squatted down, his hands stretched out behind him. "Come up, I'll carry you down the mountain. Let's get out of here quickly, otherwise it will be bad if someone comes later."
"This..." Li Liu hesitated.
Xu Yunfan turned his head and looked at Li Liu: "Don't worry, I only like my husband. Even if you are a beauty, you are not my type. Although I am gay, I don't like everyone. I accept everyone, okay?"
Li Liu: “…”
Is this what he's worried about?
While lying on Xu Yunfan's back, Li Liu's heart, which had been hanging high in the air due to fear, finally fell back to its original place.
The little man carrying him may not have a tall, straight and strong back, but it is this Xu Yunfan who gives Li Liu an indescribable strength and warmth.
Xu Yunfan is such a nice person!
After carrying Li Liu to the foot of the mountain, Xu Yunfan put him down and reminded him, "Go back secretly and change your clothes first. Remember, don't let others see what you look like now. After you change your clothes, go out for a walk. Li Shan was beaten badly this time, and he will probably cause trouble for you. Don't panic then. Just insist that he is lying. If others don't believe you, call out the people who met you and ask them to prove it. If that doesn't work, come to me."
After this incident, Li Liu's mind went blank and he just listened to whatever Xu Yunfan said.
After the two separated, Li Liu sneaked back home.
When he quietly pushed open the courtyard gate, Li Liu was startled by Liu Niang standing at the door of the main hall.
"Mom." Li Liu's already pale face turned even paler, and his lower lip began to tremble violently.
Seeing her son's messy clothes and his uneasy expression, Liu Niang staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground. After calming herself down, she ran to the gate of the courtyard and hugged Li Liu in her arms, not daring to cry out loudly.
At this moment, Li Liu was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.
Such an embarrassing side of him was still discovered by his mother.
"Sixth child, does it hurt? It must hurt a lot, Mommy will take you away from here, okay? Let's leave here and go to a place where no one knows our family and start over, okay?!!"
The child is in pain, and the mother is hurt.
When applying medicine to Li Liu, Liu Niang burst into tears and her hands shook uncontrollably.
Li Liu put on his clothes and finally recovered a little. "Mom, I don't want to leave."
"You are still thinking about him, right? Liu, why bother? You should forget him. He will never come to you again." Liu Niang said while wiping her tears.
Li Liu knew very well that the man would not come. If he would come, why didn't he show up once in six years? But he still had the delusion that the man would come to see him one day and fulfill his wish.
He knew he lived here, he had told him that he would wait here.
If they leave Dali Village, will they have the chance to meet again in this vast world?
No more.
By then, I’m afraid he won’t even know where to find me!
But these words cannot be said.
"Mom, where can we go? Our roots are here, our land is here. Even if we sell the land and get some money, so what? If we go to other places and don't farm, how can we make a living?" By then, we will have to buy a house and land, and our life will only be more difficult than now. His parents are old and his two nephews are still young. How can he be so selfish?
Liu Niang was stunned by the question.
Until Li Liu left, Liu Niang still couldn't think of a solution.
In the evening, when Li Wei came back and learned about Li Liu's situation, this man who seemed strong to outsiders squatted at the door with his head down for a long time, until his legs became numb and he could not bear it anymore. Then he went into the woodshed, found an axe and started sharpening it.
"Li Wei, what are you sharpening the knife for?" Hearing the sound of sharpening the knife, Liu Niang didn't care about being sad and ran out.
Li Wei continued sharpening the hatchet in his hand, the blade of which had been worn white, "If anyone bullies my son, I'll chop him down."
"What will happen after you kill him? Are you going to repay his life with a life? And what will you do with Liu'er? Will you let him live with self-blame for the rest of his life, a life worse than death?"
Some people go away cleanly and no longer care about what happens before or after their death, but for those who are still alive, sometimes being alive is the real hell.
"Then what should I do? Liu Niang, I've been holding this temper for six years. Liu'er is half my life. They're about to take away half my life, and I'm still holding it in. What am I then? Am I still worthy of being his father?"
Li Wei couldn't help but choke up as he spoke, his eyes reddening. "Liu'er was with me when I sent him to be a servant before he was ten. I couldn't do much for him, and he suffered so much after he came back. I feel so sorry for him!"
Li Liu had been away for so many years, and he would send money home every six months, without interruption for ten years. The house and furniture in his family were purchased with the money he sent back. In addition, they also saved a sum of money for Li Liu.
Mr. and Mrs. Li Wei had not seen their son for ten years and missed him terribly. They traveled thousands of miles, stopping and starting as they went, to the provincial capital. However, when they arrived at the provincial capital, they found out that Li Liu and his young master had that kind of relationship.
Perhaps, they should have been selfish and not called their son back, and maybe their son would not have experienced all these bad things.
Li Wei and Liu Niang had two sons. The eldest son was tall and strong, just like Li Wei. But the youngest son, like his uncle who died young, had delicate features but was not as strong as the eldest son. The whole family loved this handsome youngest son, but no matter how much they doted on him, how could the couple bear to let Li Liu serve as a bed warmer for their young master for no apparent reason.
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