Chapter 68: Epilogue
Grandpa took the villagers to look for a day did not find Zhuo Anu and Xiu'e, after returning home to see the two eggs with my father sleeping on the cot, the heart is very bad, grandpa is not the kind of particularly pedantic people, if Li Guozhong's death is a normal death, Xiu'e and Zhuo Anu even if the identity of the mismatch between the two, if they see eye to eye if he would not stop, a woman pulling a disfigured child is not easy, as my grandma said. It is not easy for a woman to support a child with a disfigured face. As my grandmother said, a family is not complete without a man to rely on, especially in those days, the income from the land was the main income, and of course, it was better to have a man to do the work in the land.
But Li Guozhong that is a just temporarily disappeared evil spirits, without He Zhenzhen, grandfather himself is not sure if the three Li family ghosts have been reincarnated, he was afraid, he is a captain, the three Li family ghosts again haunted by no one can cure this is a big problem, which makes grandpa had to go against them together.
So they eloped, Xiu'e finally could not hold on to leave behind the future destined to be for him to worry about the Li Erdan, Zhuo Anu also finally left the lock head village, grandpa understands them, but why can't they understand grandpa?
After He Zhen Zhen left, it seemed that everything could not be put on the normal track, out of the slightest thing Grandpa found himself unable to deal with, Grandma advised Grandpa not to think too much, but maybe Grandpa can not want to? –In the next few days, the widow Xiu'e and the youth elopement thing seems to have become the focus of the news as, wherever you go is a piece of the sound of the discussion, the two eggs are still young, he has been asking his mother where to go, grandma can only shed tears and lied to him saying that his mother went to the city, will soon be back.
Grandpa also thought about this question, could Xiu'e really possibly not be able to let go of Li Erdan and come back after a few days of being gone? But a few days passed and no, the woman seemed to have left everything behind to pursue her love.
Grandpa didn't sleep well for a day these days, he was worried every day, worried that Li Guozhong would be furious and would come to retaliate.
What's coming, is coming, just half a month after this incident, one night grandpa was sleeping but was called up by my old man, my old man said to him: "Dad, uncle Guozhong is coming."
My grandfather was not stunned, put on his clothes and went out the door, and saw Li Guozhong waiting at the door wearing a black robe, he had not changed much from before, my grandfather didn't know what to say when he saw him, and after half a day he could only hold back a sentence: "Big brother, Xiu'e, she isn't easy either."
Li Guozhong nodded and said, "I came, not to look for trouble, I've been a couple with Xiu'e for a few years, she still doesn't understand me? There's absolutely no need to leave, she's getting married, how could I go and make things difficult for her? Of course, I won't deny that my old man is very angry, but this is my family matter after all."
"Guo-zhong, old brother, I'll say one thing that I shouldn't say, after all, the three of you masters went over there, even though this is a mistake for you to stay in the yang world, and Xiu'e is right to be a woman's family, I know that it's easy for you to find them, but I'd still like to advise one thing, make it work for them." Grandpa said, in fact, this is what Grandpa is worried about, he is worried that Li Guozhong retaliated against the villagers, and even more worried that Li Guozhong went to retaliate against Xiu'e and Zhuo Anu.
Eloping could only escape Grandpa's obstruction, but it was destined to escape the three ghosts of the Li family, wasn't it?
"Brother Gengchen, it won't be, I came here this time, or to thank you for treating Erdan as your own, and by the way, to solve Erdan's problem, he is my child after all, although I know that you will treat him well, but you are not rich, and truthfully, Erdan is destined to grow up to be a burden, I don't want to trouble you too much too much, there is a family in Maliandian with the name of Zhao, which is a single family, his son died on the battlefield, this family is very nice, if you can, pass Erdan over to their family." Li Guozhong said.
"Brother Guozhong, what are you talking about? Can I dislike Erdan for dragging me down? Besides, if you inherit it then you have to change your surname, and Second Egg is the only bloodline of your Li family." Grandpa said.
"This is my old father's intention. Brother Gengchen, I understand the sentiment, let's do it, we have to take care of sister-in-law's opinion, don't we?" Li Guozhong said.
Grandpa didn't bother to argue anymore, Li Guozhong is a smart man, every family was not rich at that time, my grandma is nice and treats Erdan well, but who can guarantee that their own family isn't even rich to treat an ugly child from someone else's family well all the time?
My grandma could say nothing for a month, nothing for a year, but in the end, she'd still say something, wouldn't she?
That night Li Guozhong told Grandpa before he left, "That jade pendant I gave you, make sure you keep it, this will be of great use in the future."
–The next day, grandpa went to Maliandian, found the family of the martyrs, the door of the military honor sign was polished, there is an old man in the yard watering vegetables, grandpa had already found the captain of the Maliandian Ma Doudou beforehand, the two entered the house together.
The old man's name was Zhao, Zhao Lao Biao. He used to herd cattle for the landlord's family, and then his son died on the battlefield, and he was known as a good old man. Grandpa explained his intentions to him, and simply said that Li Guozhong died, and now his daughter-in-law, Xiu'e, has left her child to run away with the village youths, leaving behind a boy, and the boy, whose face had been injured by a dog, was considered to be a broken face, and the old man's side of the family was alone. If you don't mind the two eggs, you can pass them on as a son or grandson.
Zhao Lao Bolt where will still dislike? Naturally, he smiled and agreed, and after he settled the matter, he went back to bring Li Erdan.
Li Erdan lived in my home for a period of time, was already with my father very good relations, this time has been close as real brothers, these two children were separated even tearful, my father gave his only toy, the grandfather made the wooden short sword to the two eggs.
Grandpa with two eggs in the front, my father in the back in tears to send, just tears, but can not be retained, at that time my father has gradually understand things. He knew it might be good for Erdan to be sent away.
Second egg is very strong, tightly gripping the short sword did not say anything, to the village entrance, this half of the face looks hideous and incomparable child finally turned back, to my old dad who was following far behind him shouted:
Brother! Don't send him away!
This brother, called my grandfather tears, the two people worship so far, this is the first time Li Erdan opened his mouth to call his brother, he picked up Li Erdan, ran like crazy to the Malian store, he was afraid that if he hesitated any longer, he would be reluctant to send away this understandable child.
To the Malian store, the two eggs also no tears, has been very strong, Zhao Laobian heart eyes like two eggs, feel that this child at a young age is very stable, the succession ceremony is nothing more than two eggs kneeling down to give Zhao Laobian on a cup of tea to change his name to call a father.
Grandpa thought the two eggs may not, his character is very straight, and even has not thought their old man Li Guozhong died, the father is very difficult to call out, but the two eggs but out of his expectations, on the tea kneeling called father, a one-two punch.
Zhao Laobian was so happy to have a son that he changed Erdan's clothes on the spot and changed his name.
Zhao Laobian is the only family in Maliandian with the surname Zhao, he moved from another village to live in Maliandian, and he said that Erdan is his own son, and in the original village, Erdan should be ranked eighth among his brothers.
Erdan's new name is Zhao Laobai.
This matter can be solved so grandpa is also very pleased, two eggs followed Zhao Lao Bolt is also considered this poor children have a good home, no matter how grandpa knows, two eggs of this face although because his grandfather Li Dare to cut down the tree and died, but also because two eggs destroyed his own to save my father's life, human nature is selfish, but no matter how, my father owes Li Erdan, my family owes the Li family. My family owes the Li family.
The village continued to return to peace. Grandpa wanted to find Xiu'e and Zhuo Anu to let them come back to the village, but there was no news of them. He Xiaoyu left the village two years later, leaving Grandpa with three pairs of his own lasagna-soled cloth shoes.
One needle and one thread, all love and friendship.
Five years later, when grandpa knew that a fire let Zhao Laobian couple buried in the fire, with my old man rushed to Malian store, the ruins found two charred bodies, but did not find Li Erdan's, grandpa was almost collapsed in the ruins of the non-stop search, but Li Erdan did not have any trace.
People couldn't find his people, some people advised grandpa, maybe two eggs in the fire burned to ashes.
Grandpa didn't believe it, he didn't believe it because the three ghosts of the Li family surely wouldn't let their only bloodline die, but they couldn't find Li Erdan for the life of them.
Li Erdan, no, the hideous-looking child who is now Zhao Laobai, has mysteriously disappeared since that day.