kingnovel Chapter 1066: Minle Street Su Family
Chapter 1066: Minle Street Su Family
The Su family lives on Minle Street in Shangjing.
As the name suggests, the street is inhabited by common people, with no high-ranking officials or powerful people.
This street is a bit shabby, and the courtyards you enter are considered luxurious here.
The Su family is a wealthy family in Minle Street, living in one of the few houses with a courtyard.
The ability to live in such a "luxury house" is all thanks to Su Yan's father, the former captain of the border army.
Nine years ago, when the neighbors saw Su Yan, they would call him "Young Master Su", and he would run by, sweating and full of energy.
"I want to be a general in the future! Call me General Su!"
Some neighbors are willing to cooperate with him and call him "General Xiao Su" with a smile, while some neighbors will secretly roll their eyes.
"You still want to be a general? What a joke! Su Lao Er is just a lieutenant, not a high-ranking official. What's so great about him? We are in the capital! A random stone you throw can hit the official at the foot of the imperial city!"
At that time, Su Yan didn't know what his neighbors said about him.
During the day, he went to a private school to learn to read and write.
At night, he practiced martial arts with his wooden sword.
He wants to be a general who is both civil and military.
When he was eight years old, on a cold winter night, there was a knock on the door of the Su family. The snow on the eaves of the door fell down, hit his collar, and shattered his dream of becoming a general.
"Su Laoer is gone!" Neighbors sighed: "I remember...Su Laoer was from Yanzhou, right? We finally bought a house in Shangjing, how could he just disappear like that!"
"How are these orphans and their widowed mother supposed to survive?"
"Young Master Su is still carrying his coffin back home. It's so cold and freezing in this place. It's really pitiful..."
"And you still call me 'Young Master Su'...?"
"Su family, are you selling this house? If you want to choose a buyer, what do you think of me? We've been neighbors for many years and know each other well. Sell it to me, you won't suffer any loss!"
"No, this is Yan'er and I's home. I can't sell it."
"Why not sell it? You are an orphan and a widow, why don't you take Su Lao Er back to Yanzhou and stay in Shangjing? Could it be that... you are planning to marry again with Yan boy?"
"Wow, you're so careless, you really think you're from Beijing..."
"Get out! Get out! Get out of my house! Yan'er, come here, mother is here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mother is still here..."
Like a fleeting moment, nine years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Many people have forgotten what they said nine years ago.
The quarrel nine years ago, the tearful resentment nine years ago, the love and hate nine years ago, all seemed to have been washed away by the long river of time.
Minle Street today is even older than it was nine years ago.
"Yan boy is back? Hey, why do you look a lot darker?"
"Aunt Douhua, are you grinding beans again?"
"Yeah, I don't dare grind it too much in the summer. It will become sour if left for too long! But... Yan boy, where have you been these days? You've been such a bad boy, leaving your mother alone at home!"
"Something delayed me. Aunt Douhua, can my mother go to the embroidery workshop today?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you just now. A lot of people came to your house early this morning. They locked the door and banged on it, and they wouldn't let anyone see. I wonder if your mother sold the house! You should go home and check it out!"
"what?"
Su Yan's face changed drastically.
As he ran, the bag kept hitting his back again and again.
"Knock Knock Knock-"
"Mom! I'm back, open the door!"
"Knock, knock, knock--" There were knocking sounds one after another inside the Su family's gate.
"mother!"
His voice was completely drowned out by the sound of the mallet.
Fear surged in his heart. He pushed away the onlookers, swung his arms, and carried the bag into the yard.
The next moment, a cry of pain was heard in the courtyard: "Ouch hey - who is so wicked!"
Outside the courtyard wall, Su Yan took a few steps back, then suddenly rushed towards the wall. With a force from his waist and abdomen, he threw himself onto the wall.
"hiss--"
The neighbors were shocked: "These days... could it be that Yan has become a thief?"
"Did Yan kid steal something from someone and his family couldn't afford to pay for it, so they sold the house to pay off the debt?"
"Don't say that...don't say that!"
"This door is tightly closed. It looks like something fishy is going on!"
On the top of the wall, Su Yan stared at several people in the yard from a distance, and the blood color on his face receded like the tide.
Because he insisted on joining the army, his mother...sold their only home?
From now on...he will have no home?
His mind was in a mess and he couldn't think straight.
Instinct drove him to jump off the wall, without even picking up his bag, and ran straight to the main hall.
"Hey, hey, hey—stop!" The carpenter bravely came over to stop him. "Who are you? Why are you climbing over the wall into someone else's house?"
"Other people's homes..." Sawdust drifted in the air, and he coughed, his face flushed. "What about my mom? Where is my mom?"
"What do you mean your mother? You went to someone else's house to look for..." Just as he asked, the carpenter's expression suddenly became strange. He looked him up and down and asked uncertainly: "...Um, are you the son of this family? Didn't you, didn't you join the army?"
"What?" The person who was stunned became Su Yan.
The carpenter asked him again, "Is this your home?"
Su Yan nodded.
The carpenter slapped his head and shouted towards the main hall: "Steward Shen! Steward Shen! The master's young general is back!"
"Shen?" The change came so suddenly that Su Yan hadn't reacted yet and subconsciously asked, "Which Shen?"
The carpenter frowned slightly, and looked at him with a hint of suspicion. "Aren't you one of Lord Shen's men? Why are you talking nonsense?"
This kid is really weird... Not only does he walk over the wall to get home, but he also speaks incoherently.
With such a brain, how could he be chosen to go to Tongan County?
"Lord Shen......?" Su Yan had a vague guess in his mind.
His guess was not confirmed until two figures walked out of the main room.
"Yan'er?" Su's mother exclaimed, covering her mouth and standing there in a daze, tears falling to the ground.
......
The sound of sawing wood was heard in the yard again, but Su Yan's mood was completely different from when he first got home.
"Brother Su, can you read?" Mu Qing asked in the main room.
Su Yan said "hmm", "I know him."
"Then you can take a look at this first." Mu Qing pushed over a deed. "This is the stipend deed personally drafted by the master. It will take effect once signed and sealed. Madam Su just said that she wants to deposit the family allowance money in the bank for you. You can discuss it with her. If you are sure you want to deposit it in the bank, you can write it directly on the deed."
After saying that, Mu Qing stood up, nodded to the two of them, and walked out.
Su Yan held the contract and looked at his mother in disbelief: "Mom, this..."
"Master Shen is a good man, a living Bodhisattva." Mother Su said with red eyes: "Yan'er, Miss Mu Qing just told me that Master Shen will not let your lives be in danger..."