insane

In Jinling, the early morning air is still damp from last night’s rain, Liumu smells herbal medicine and enters a shop, the man who sweeps the floor lowers his head and speaks stupidly, "Guest...Guest...Guest..."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "Your shopkeeper, why did you find such a clumsy guy to greet the guests."

He raised his head sharply, opened his mouth, and suddenly shouted, turned around and ran to the back hall, "Master! Master! Master is back! Master is back!"

Add vinegar and say, "I said add oil, how is your stutter getting better!"

"The young master is back, and he's in the lobby." Xu Shi was so happy, it was the first time he said such a complete sentence in one breath after growing up.

Jia vinegar ran to the front hall after hearing this.

Seeing Liumu, Xiangyun pulled him over, looked him up and down, but couldn't say a word from crying.Liu Mu smiled and said, "Look at you, crying like this, looking at me endlessly, why, let's see if I am a human or a ghost."

"You're such an adult, you still don't speak properly." Xiangyun cried, "Miss Zeng came here, and she told me all the hardships you have suffered in the past few years, and I don't know how you survived alone."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "How can there be any hardships that cannot be overcome? You see, I am not doing well now."

Bu Si said, "Thanks to Miss Zeng telling Sister Xiangyun that you are still alive, otherwise Sister Xiangyun would be blind from crying."

Xiangyun wiped her eyes and said, "Go, go, you guys don't get in the way here, go to work." After speaking, she led Liu Mu to Ziyan's room.

After entering the room, a strong smell of herbs wafted through her nostrils, and Zi Yan lay on the bed as if she was asleep, "Zi Yan, I'm back." No matter how Ren Liumu called her, she didn't respond in the slightest, "Zi Yan, you Can you hear me, right?" Liu Mu wiped his eyes, held Zi Yan's hand and said, "Zi Yan, I will not leave again. All the grievances of the Liu family have been cleared up, and the emperor returned all the properties of the Liu family. I have also avenged your revenge, and I personally killed Wen Siren. Zi Yan, I will not let you suffer any more, and I will take care of you in the future."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a childish voice say, "Aunt Xiangyun, Aunt Xiangyun..."

The child who ran in from the door, about three or four years old, was talking to Xiangyun, but his eyes were always on Liu Mu's side.

"Sister Xiangyun, this child..." Liu Mu looked at Xiangyun, and then at the child who was peeking at her.

Xiangyun smiled, hurriedly picked up the child, and said, "Xu'er, aren't you always arguing to see Daddy? Look, Daddy is back." After speaking, she looked at Liu Mu with a smile.

The child put his arms around Xiangyun's neck, still sneaking a glance or two at Liu Mu with his big eyes from time to time, which made people like it very much.

"Xu'er..." Liu Mu repeated Xu'er's name, "Liu Xu..." looked at Xiangyun again, as if waiting for an answer.

Xiangyun smiled and said, "You and Ziyan's child, Liu Xu." After speaking, she handed Xu'er into Liu Mu's arms.

"Xu'er..." Liu Mu took the child, looked at it carefully, and fell in love with it for a moment, as if he was really his own flesh and blood.

Xiangyun smiled and said, "Xu'er, call Dad quickly."

Liu Xu called out timidly, "Father." '

Although Liu Mu felt that this title was a bit strange, he was also very happy.

Liu Xu put one hand on Liu Mu's face and said, "Father, Aunt Xiangyun said that Mother would wake up when you came back, but why hasn't Mother woke up?"

Liu Mu looked at Zi Yan lying on the bed, and said, "I will definitely wake up, when Xu'er grows taller, mother will wake up."

Liu Mu asked again, "Where is Liu Lin?"

Liu Xu lay on Liu Mu's shoulder, seemed a little sleepy, closed her eyes and said in a raving voice, "A fierce mother-in-law came, and after a quarrel, the second uncle left."

Liu Mu was confused, "Sister Xiangyun, what happened? Could it be that the mother-in-law Xuer mentioned is Er Niang?" Liu Mu hurriedly asked.

Xiangyun made a silent gesture, took Liu Mu out of Zi Yan's room, took Liu Xu, put her on the bed, and said in a low voice, "Last night there was too much thunder, Xu'er was timid, afraid of thunder, and didn't sleep well. , I'm afraid I have to sleep a little longer for today's afternoon nap."

When the two left the room, Xiangyun said, "Not long after the master passed away, the second lady came back and said that these houses and shops originally belonged to the Liu family, and Ziyan was just your concubine, so she shouldn't be in control of the Liu family's property. Now You and the master are gone, the second young master is the only male in the Liu family, and these shops and houses should all belong to him. The second wife clamored for Liu Lin to take over Zi Yan's real estate, and also said that she would go to the Yamen to file a complaint."

Liu Mu said, "This old bastard, why does she still have the face to come back to disturb you at this time. Besides, Ziyan and I have never been married. From the outsiders' point of view, the two of us just live together. She is not part of the Liu family." Man, I have already passed this house deed to Ziyan, so what if she sues the yamen."

Xiangyun said, "It should have been like this, but after the news of your death came, Ziyan kept filial piety for you as a survivor, and the master even told outsiders to recognize Ziyan and Xuer as part of the Liu family tree. daughter-in-law, in this way, the second wife's troubles are not unreasonable."

Liu Mu scolded, "It's really unfortunate for the family, why did my father recruit such a broom star to come in?"

Xiangyun sighed and said, "It's really hard for the second young master."

"How is Liulin doing now?"

"The second young master always felt that the catastrophe at home was related to him. Ever since he came back from the capital, he has been blaming himself for being deceived by Xu Gong and harming everyone. Unexpectedly, after the second wife made such a fuss, the second young master actually became a monk. Second madam He went to the temple to cry for a long time, but when he saw that the second young master couldn't be persuaded, he gave up, and he never appeared again after that."

"Became a monk..." Liu Mu sighed, "It's okay, it's rare to be quiet."

When Liu Mu came to the temple, Liu Lin, who had already shaved his hair, was kneeling on the futon and knocking on the wooden fish. With the other hand, he was twisting a Buddhist bead and chanting scriptures, "Second brother."

Hearing Liu Mu's voice, Liu Lin stopped what he was doing, stood up and turned to Liu Mu, with a relieved smile, "Brother...that's great, you're still alive."

Liu Mu walked forward quickly, held Liu Lin's arms, and looked Liu Lin up and down. The two 'brothers' seemed to have never been so close since they were young.Liu Mu said, "Now that the family feud has been avenged, the Liu family has been rehabilitated, and my father can rest in peace under the nine springs. Second brother, come home with me, and then go to the north to find Ye'er, and our family will be reunited."

Liu Lin said, "Brother, I won't go back. Knowing that you are still alive, I feel relieved."

Liu Mu said, "Father is gone, but the family cannot be separated. I have never cared about business matters. I only have a younger brother like you, and the Liu family's property will be handed over to you."

Liu Lin smiled wryly, "Brother, I never wanted to argue with you. I used to be jealous of you. I studied hard not because I really wanted to get fame, but because I just wanted to please my father. But now, I feel that These are meaningless. Brother, I really want to stay here for the rest of my life with the ancient Buddha, you don't have to persuade me anymore."

Seeing that Liu Lin had made up his mind, Liu Mu stopped trying to persuade him, "Okay, then take care of yourself. I also plan to leave Jinling, and I will write to you when I find a new place to settle down."

Liu Lin grabbed Liu Mu's arm, "Brother, we must find our sister."

Liu Mu nodded heavily and said with a smile, "If you travel around the world in the future, remember to visit Ye'er and me."

Liu Lin also nodded, and repeated, "Take care, find Ye'er, and take good care of her. I will only have you two relatives left. In the mundane world, I will only miss you two."

The emperor returned all the house and fields of the Liu family that had been confiscated that day. Liu Mu sold the shops in the city, and distributed the fields outside the city to local farmers. People left Jinling.

I heard that the fire in the Liu family burned for two days and two nights, and the ruins that had been baptized by the fire testified to the ups and downs of the Liu family. It has become a legendary story among the people of Jinling.Since then, Liu Mu has completely become a figure in the memory of Jinling people, and never appeared in Jinling again.

Outside Jinling City, on the fork in the official road, Donglu said to Qiushuang, "I'm afraid it's not safe for you to walk alone. It's a pity that I'm pregnant and I can't move, so I can't go on the road with you. Why don't you wait for me..." It turned out that Dong Lu had married Tim You, and looking at her belly, she must have had a fetus for at least five months.

Qiu Shuang said, "Don't worry, I have also learned some boxing skills with the young lady over the years, and the hidden weapons that the young lady taught me. I am afraid that ordinary thieves are not my opponents. The young lady is really, leave me alone. Leaving the capital alone, I went back to Mount Emei alone without saying a word. Now Miss is alone and no one is serving her, so I have to hurry back."

Listening to the conversation between Qiushuang and Donglu, Liu Mu couldn't help thinking of the past with Yu Wanran, and said to Qiushuang, "Why... why don't you go on the road with us first, so that we can take care of you along the way, and when we find a place to settle down, you Go find your lady again, and let them go with you when the time comes, so I feel relieved when there are more people on the road." Everyone can hear that Liu Mu wants Qiushuang to tell Yu Wanran where they will go to settle down.

Qiu Shuang said angrily, "Don't bother Mr. Liu, I'd rather go on the road with your two clumsy fellows, and I'd be more at ease on the road alone."

"Don't you want to see Dong Lu's child?" Liu Mu said hastily again.

Qiu Shuang said, "After Dong Lu's child is born, she will naturally take the child back to Mount Emei to visit my young lady, so don't bother Mr. Liu to worry about it."

"But..." Liu Mu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Qiu Shuang. Qiu Shuang said, "My lady is no better than some people. There are a lot of confidante. Everywhere I go, there are people hugging and taking care of me. I don't worry about our family. Miss is alone on the mountain with no one to take care of her, I'd better go back earlier."

"Then... Say hello to your young lady for me." Liu Mu wanted to keep Qiushuang for a while, or was waiting for Qiushuang to invite her to go on the road together. It can be seen that Qiushuang is like this, so she can't find any reason to keep her.

Qiu Shuang didn't pay attention, just said goodbye to everyone, and left on horseback.

Xiangyun said, "Since you are still thinking about it, why didn't you insist on keeping Young Mistress?"

"She insists on leaving, how can I keep her. Maybe she can live happier if she leaves me."

Xiangyun asked again, "What about Miss Zeng, did you say goodbye to her when you left the capital?"

Liu Mu shook his head, "I hope she won't find me again."

"But Miss Zeng has deep affection for you, don't you understand?"

Liu Mu said, "I just understand that she has deep affection for me, so I have to leave without saying goodbye. She should have her own life, and I can't disturb her like this anymore."

Suddenly I heard a few passing vegetable farmers who just came out of Jinling say, "The Liu family is on fire. The fire is very fierce. It seems that it can't be extinguished. Wait for it to burn down."

"I don't know if all the people inside have come out. It's a great cause for everyone. If they don't, they will be gone."

"I saw a lot of people running into the fire, saying they wanted to go in and pick up some valuables. This is really a robbery."

Everyone looked into the city, and there was thick smoke rising in the distance, Xiangyun said, "The painstaking efforts of several generations of the Liu family have been lost and regained, and the family business that you regained after almost losing your life, just burned like this. Are you willing?"

"Do you think that everyone is happy if the emperor returns these things to us? I set up a bureau and moved to Feng Liang and others. So many officials in the court were implicated. The officials who confiscated property are already lucky. As long as I don’t leave Jinling, I will not be able to live in peace and stability for the rest of my life. If I don’t give up these things, how can I live the rest of my life with peace of mind. My father was so The scenery, most of Jinling belonged to him, but it was not so bleak before he died. If it weren't for your help and Zeng Qing, I am afraid that my father would have died in the alley like those beggars. If you don’t bring something that you don’t want to take with you, it’s fine if you don’t. Now I just hope to find a quiet town and spend the rest of my life with you in peace.”

"Father, where are we going?" Liu Xu asked in the carriage as she rested on the willow legs.

Liu Mu stroked Liu Xu's hair, and said with a smile, "Father will take you to a fun place."

Liu Xu asked again, "Then will mother be able to wake up in a fun place?"

Liu Mu looked at Zi Yan who was still sleeping soundly in the carriage, nodded and said, "I'm sure." After saying that, she raised her head and sat in the carriage, closed her eyes, and hummed the unknown song that Xiangyun used to sing to herself when she was a child. One hand stroked Liu Xu's back to lull her to sleep.