"Be careful, but you have to build it strongly, you have to go inside and out, you have to clean it up today, and make a fire, otherwise the fifth master will blame it, and I won't speak for you."

In Shenyang, Ningyuan Bofu, an old man in his seventies leaned on crutches and told the younger students who were busy making the kang. From time to time, he knocked here with a cane, and touched it with his hand, looking uneasy.

This old man's name is Li Chengxi, and he is the younger brother of Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang, who has followed Li Chengliang since he was fourteen years old. Because of the disability of his legs and feet, Li Chengxi could not serve in the army, so Li Chengliang asked him to help the housekeeper, and this management has been more than 50 years.

Because of his physical illness, Li Chengxi never married a wife in his life, Li Chengliang treated him as a brother, and he was raised in Bofu like this, and he didn't care about anything. But Li Chengxi has worked hard all his life, no matter how old he is, no matter how bad his health is, he can't sit still. No, there is going to be a kang fire in the house today, he is not at ease, so he came over to take a look.

In fact, Shenyang's Ningyuan Bofu is not a serious Bofu, the real Bofu is in Beijing, which was given by the current emperor. After Li Chengliang was impeached and transferred out of Liaodong more than 20 years ago, he lived for 10 years in Bofu in Beijing, where his children and grandchildren now live.

Shenyang's Ningyuan Bofu was built in the 31st year of Wanli, no smaller than the one in Beijing, and Li Chengliang has lived here all these years and has never returned to Beijing. This Ningyuan Bo Mansion is also called Taifu Mansion by the people in the city.

"Okay, third lady, don't worry, after the ringing night, the old uncle and you will be warm." The one who spoke was the head craftsman in the house, who was a capable man, who was originally a soldier under the uncle Rusong, and after being injured in North Korea, he was placed in the house. This person is skillful, and he can do all the big and small things in the house.

The third prince was still at ease with the craftsman, and he smiled: "Then you are doing it here, my old arms and legs, I don't suffer here." As he spoke, he walked slowly to the front yard on crutches.

"Third Taigong, on such a cold day, don't rest in the house, what are you doing outside? … You two don't hurry up and help Taigong back to the house. ”

Li Chengliang's fifth son, Li Rumei, the chief military officer of Liaodong, had just come back from outside, and saw that the clan uncle was still wandering around outside at such an old age, so he hurriedly asked someone to send the clan uncle back to the house.

The third prince waved his hand and said, "Fifth brother, I'll go see the boss, tomorrow is his sixtieth birthday." ”

Li Rumei was stunned and sighed lightly.

Ten years ago, the Tatar barbarians invaded Liaodong, the eldest brother Li Rusong, who was then the chief military officer of Liaodong, led a light cavalry to pursue and smash the nest, and the result was encountered with tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry, the eldest brother only had more than 3,000 people, but he swore not to retreat, and the Tatar soldiers fought for half a day, and finally died because he was outnumbered, at the age of 50.

Tomorrow is Li Rusong's 60th birthday.

"Just ask the people below to do these things, Taigong, you better go back to the house and rest."

Li Chengliang has been leading troops to fight outside all the year round, and his wife died early, so it can be said that Li Rusong's brothers were all brought up by Li Chengxi and have deep feelings.

Li Rumei was afraid that her uncle would be too sad that her eldest brother would have a bad idea, so she insisted on persuading Li Chengxi to go back. But Li Chengxi refused, he had no choice but to go with him.

"Taigong, where is my father?" Li Rumei asked.

"It's in the house." Li Chengxi thought for a while and said to Li Rumei: "Fifth brother, don't tell your uncle about the boss." ”

"I know."

Li Rumei nodded, and after seeing her uncle leave, she couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart. The eldest brother Rusong has been gone for ten years, and the fourth brother Ruzhang also died three years ago. Now, the above ones are supported by him and his second brother Rubai and third brother Ruzhen, and the younger brothers below are a little unsuccessful, so they don't worry about their father.

Every time her father scolded those younger brothers, what Li Rumei heard the most was how your eldest brother Rusong was back then, which made them feel uncomfortable when they heard it, knowing that in his father's heart, the best son was still the eldest brother Rusong. The death of the eldest brother also hit his father hard, making him become silent all these years, and when he was fine, he was always alone in the house and saw no one.

After sighing slightly, Li Rumei came to the outside of her father Li Chengliang's house, he knocked lightly on the door, and said in a low voice: "Father." ”

"Is it the fifth? Come on in. The voice from the house made Li Rumei very familiar, but it was unfamiliar, because the voice seemed to be older.

After entering the house, Li Rumei was stunned, the windows were blocked, and there were no lights in the house, and the light was very dark.

His father, Li Chengliang, sat on a recliner with a tiger skin on his body.

It was a white tiger skin, which was sent by Nurhachi in Jianzhou a few years ago, and Li Chengliang liked it very much.

After the door opened, the light reflected in the house was met by Li Rumei's eyes, and a face full of old age spots was greeted by Li Rumei.

Li Rumei gently closed the door and walked to her father's side, he was about to speak, but Li Chengliang said, "Tomorrow you go to the boss's grave to have a look." ”

Li Rumei was stunned and responded in a low voice. After the death of his eldest brother Rusong, the imperial court built a tomb for him in Beijing, but Rusong's bones were buried in his hometown in Tieling.

"Your eldest brother is sixty." Li Chengliang's tone was very calm, "Don't do it at home, you can do it for your eldest brother in Tieling." ”

"Father, I will." Li Rumei hurriedly responded, "Father, don't be too sad..."

"I'm not sad, no one has died in life since ancient times, and I have left Dan to take care of my sweat." This poem is the desperate poem of Wen Tianxiang, a national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty, and when it comes out of Li Chengliang's mouth at this moment, everyone who hears it will be moved. Because, his son Li Rusong died for the country.

"Old Five, why do you say people live so long?" Li Chengliang slowly sat up from the recliner, his face was not only covered with age spots, but his hands and body were also covered with spots of different shades. He is eighty-four this year.

"Seventy-three, eighty-four, Hades doesn't call himself to go."

"Father, the fortune teller said you could be 100 years old."

"100 years old?" Li Chengliang shook his head, "How many people in the world can be over 100 years old?" My father is eighty-four years old, it's okay, and if I live, the king of Hades won't allow it. ”

Li Rumei didn't know how to persuade her father, so she was silent.

In the middle of the ring, Li Chengliang opened his mouth and asked him, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Li Rumei hurriedly said: "Father, I heard that Shuerhaqi sent someone over, but you didn't see it?" ”

"Hmm." Li Chengliang nodded slightly.

Li Rumei frowned slightly: "So, my father still changed his mind?" ”

Li Chengliang did not speak.

"Father, Nurha's red wings are full, this person has a lot of ambitions, and my son is afraid that there will be great disasters in the future. Since his father has already played the court Bao Shulhaqi, how can he easily change his fate? Li Rumei was worried.

"What are you afraid of?" Li Chengliang's gaze at his son suddenly became very sharp, "Lord Yama didn't ask me to go, even if Nurhachi wants to become a wolf, he has to agree for his father first." ”