Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Chapter 205 Three Brothers in Zhenjiang

Once upon a time, there was a family named Li in Zhenjiang in the south of the Yangtze River. There were three brothers in the family. The eldest and second eldest were married and had families.

The eldest brother Li does not have a son yet, but the second eldest child in the family, Li Laoer, has a son.

But unfortunately, when Li Laoer's son was seven years old, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household celebrated the Lantern Festival. The child got lost when he went to watch the lantern festival. He searched the streets and alleys but found no trace. He didn't know where he was. where.

Li Laoer was very painful, sad, and depressed. He just wanted to leave the sad place of Zhenjiang, so he took his money and went to Shanxi to do business, hoping that he could find out about his son on the way.

Li Laoer has been away for several years, but no letters have been sent back, and no one has returned home.

Gradually, rumors spread to the Li family, saying that Li Laoer had died in Shanxi.

However, Li Laoer's wife did not believe it.

She begged her brother-in-law Li Laosan to go to Shanxi to help find her husband.

The eldest brother-in-law, Mr. Li, saw that Mr. Li's wife was young and beautiful, so he became evil-minded and thought he could sell her for a profit.

So, Mr. Li lied and claimed that the news of Mr. Li's death was true, and that his coffin was on the road and was about to be delivered home. He tried his best to persuade Li Laoer's wife to remarry.

But Li Laoer's wife firmly disagreed. She found a white thread and wrapped it around her bun (this is an old custom in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas: after a woman's husband dies, she would wrap a white thread around her bun or wear a small white flower on her head), and then she would wear hemp and mourn her husband. You must also keep the rules for your husband.

As soon as Boss Li saw this situation, he knew that her mind had been made up and it was difficult to change.

Since the bright one doesn't work, let's do the dark one.

Li Lao Er secretly discussed with a Jiangxi merchant, and after some bargaining, he finally sold Li Lao Er's wife to the Jiangxi merchant for more than one hundred taels of silver.

Boss Li also warned the merchant: "This woman has a strong character. It's impossible to tell her clearly. She won't agree and must be taken away by force. You call the sedan over tonight and you see white spots on the bun on her head." If you are on the line, take them away immediately, then quickly carry the sedan and board your boat back to Jiangxi and leave."

The merchants from Jiangxi agreed and hurried back to prepare, waiting only for dark to start taking action.

After Mr. Li returned home, he told his wife what had been negotiated with Jiangxi merchants, and his words were somewhat triumphant.

Then, in order to avoid suspicion, Boss Li deliberately found an excuse and hid.

Your wife, Mr. Li, saw Mr. Li sneaking around and knew that he must have bad intentions for her. She didn't want to be manipulated by Boss Li, so she wanted to hang herself from the beam in her room as soon as it got dark.

However, she made some noise while hanging, which alerted Mr. Li's wife.

The boss's wife was worried that the more than one hundred taels of silver she had received would be wasted after she committed suicide, so she hurried over to save her.

When Li Lao Er's wife was hugging Li Lao Er's wife, she accidentally knocked the Xiao Xiao bun on Li Lao Er's head and dropped it to the ground. Inadvertently, Li Lao Er's wife's own hair bun also fell to the ground.

At this time, merchants from Jiangxi happened to come over in sedan chairs.

Boss Li's wife hurriedly went out to greet him. After running a few steps, her hair was all spread out. She quickly turned back to pick up her bun from the ground, but unexpectedly, what she picked up in a hurry was the bun of Dai Xiao, Li Laoer's wife.

Boss Li's wife didn't have time to tell whose bun it was, so she put it on her head.

When the merchant from Jiangxi saw the woman wearing a filial piety bun, because she had made an agreement with Mr. Li a long time ago and only recognized the bun but not her face, he couldn't argue with her and just grabbed her and put her in a sedan chair and carried her away.

Boss Li saw the Jiangxi merchants' sedans being carried away from a distance. He thought it was done, so he ran back happily.

When he got home, he realized he had made a mistake. What the Jiangxi merchants robbed was his wife.

At this time, the Jiangxi merchants had already boarded the ship and sailed away, and it was too late for Mr. Li to regret it. Moreover, this was a bad thing he had done himself, and it was difficult to tell anyone. He could only be a mute and eat Huanglian.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Besides, Li Laoer is actually not dead and has been doing business in Shanxi. I made a lot of money in the past few years.

After so long, there was no news from his son. Li Laoer gradually accepted the reality that he could not find his son. In addition, he missed his wife at home day by day, so he decided to return to his hometown of Zhenjiang.

On the way back, Li Laoer once rushed to the toilet and saw a package falling on the ground. When he opened it, he found that it contained five hundred taels of silver.

Li Laoer is a kind-hearted person and does not covet ill-gotten gains. He thought in his mind: "This must have been forgotten here by the person who went to the toilet before. He must be very anxious now, right? He should have left not long ago, not far? I will wait for him here!" Five hundred taels of silver is a lot of wealth!"

Li Laoer had made up his mind and just stood there waiting silently.

Not long after, the man who lost the money came back.

After Li Laoer confirmed that the package was his, he returned the package to him.

The owner was very grateful and wanted to give the money to Li Laoer.

Li Laoer was determined not to, saying that a gentleman does not pick up lost things on the road; a gentleman loves money and gets it wisely, etc.

After hearing this, the owner admired Li Laoer's character very much. After talking to each other, the two learned that they were both on their way home, and that they were on the same road for a long time.

So, the two met to keep company and walked together.

After walking on the road for several days, the two of them arrived at the owner's home first.

The owner invited Li Lao Er to his home as a guest and asked his family to prepare food and wine for Li Lao Er. During the banquet, he also asked his son and daughter to come out to see him.

When Li Laoer took a look at the owner's son, he felt that he looked familiar. After a closer look, he found that he looked very much like his own son.

Li Laoer was shocked. After detailed questioning, he finally confirmed that this was indeed his son.

It turns out that when Li Laoer's son got lost during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, he was lured and sold with sugar-coated haws.

Although Li Laoer's son was only seven years old at the time, he was already sensible, so he still clearly remembers that it was his uncle who took him to see the candied haws seller, and his uncle also guided him there.

The owner only had a daughter and no son, so he bought him and treated him as his biological son. It has been more than ten years since then, and the little boy has grown into a big friend.

At this time, Li Laoer still didn't realize that all this was his elder brother's conspiracy. The father and son finally met each other and couldn't help crying.

The owner was also sighing, feeling that all this was predestined. Otherwise, how could Li Laoer's son let him buy it home, and why would Li Laoer pick up the money he lost?

The owner said with emotion: "It seems that we are really destined! Now that things have come to this, I don't think it's better than this: If you want to take your son home, I can't stop you either emotionally or rationally, but my daughter You should be betrothed to your son as your wife. In this case, it will not be in vain that I have raised him for more than ten years!"

Mr. Li happily agreed and agreed to take his son home first, and after settling in, he would come to marry him immediately.

Li Laoer took his son home. When he was about to cross the Yangtze River, he saw a man falling into the water and shouted for help, but no one answered. Everyone was fighting for the man's money and clothes.

Li Laoer felt pity and shouted loudly: "If any of you are willing to rescue him, I will pay you!"

When everyone heard this, someone offered money and they rescued the man who fell into the water.

Li Laoer took a look and realized that the man turned out to be his third brother!

It turned out that Li Laosan was entrusted by his second sister-in-law to go out to find Li Laoer.

Mr. Li wants to monopolize the family property and wants Mr. Li to die for his own selfish gain. The reason why Li Laosan fell into the water was because someone squeezed him deliberately, and the person who squeezed him was ordered by Mr. Li.

When Li Lao Er found out what happened, he was furious and hurriedly took his younger brother and son home to settle the score with Li Lao Er.

As soon as they entered the door, Boss Li saw them from a distance.

Seeing this scene, Boss Li knew that all his plots had been exposed. He had no time to pack his luggage and ran away for his life!