Chapter 2 Promise them a future
The night is shrouded, and the town of Taurus is brightly lit.
Jinniu Town is surprisingly lively, the vendors selling objects, and the restaurants and restaurants set up by wooden sheds are still doing well, and along the way, the people are very enthusiastic to greet Wei Lai. It was as if it had never happened a few months ago, when the catastrophe that nearly claimed everyone's lives had never happened.
At the invitation of Xue Xinghu, Wei Lai and his party came directly to Xue's mansion.
This mansion can be regarded as the most complete building in the entire Golden Bull Town today, of course, thanks to the Red Sky Army who came to help.
As soon as he entered, a group of children as young as three or four years old, twelve or thirteen years old in the Great Dao surrounded him—Wei Lai did stop the evil deeds of the Wupanjiang God and saved most of them, but most did not mean all. There are still people who, for one reason or another, don't have time to go under the barrier erected by Wei Lai, or have no intention of joining in the excitement, and are finally buried in the big water forever. Most of these children were poor people who lost their parents and were homeless after the disaster.
Xue Xinghu took these more than 60 children to his home, and the people were very understanding, and did not express too much dissatisfaction with Xue Xinghu's mobilization of most of the Chixiao Army to build his own mansion, but also spontaneously organized personnel to help build Xue's mansion, and it was precisely because of this that the mansion that could accommodate nearly 100 people was completed in just over two months.
Who doesn't love stories of heroes and heroes at this age?
Naturally, it is natural that Wei Lai, who saved the entire Wupan City and can fight against the evil god, is the hero in their minds, and whenever Wei Lai appears, most of these children rush up and chatter non-stop.
Although Wei Lai couldn't resist everyone's enthusiasm, he still raised his spirit and responded one by one.
"Okay, let's eat!" At this time, Xue Yan's voice came from the back room, and the children heard the words like frosted eggplants, and they didn't dare to make a mistake.
There were seven or eight tables in the house, the food was delicious, Wei Lai was on the table, and a group of children were anxious to share the table with Wei Lai, seeing that the scene was difficult to clean up, Xue Xinghu had to come forward to arrange the seats by himself, which was the solution to the trouble.
"The children like you, but they all regard you as a hero!" Xue Xinghu took care of Wei Lai's feelings, and said with a smile after sitting down.
Although Xue Xinghu tried his best to keep his tone calm, Wei Lai still felt that he couldn't help but be cautious when he spoke.
The combat power that Wei Lai showed on that day was enough for ordinary people to regard as gods, Xue Xinghu was a smart man, he knew that the people of Jinniu Town and were caught in a vortex that was far beyond their control, and this vortex would not end because of the temporary retreat of the Wupanjiang God, Wei Lai was the only shelter they could rely on now.
Wei Lai somewhat understood Xue Xinghu's thoughts, he wouldn't debunk it, just nodded and raised his glass: "Uncle, what are these words, today's good night, come, I will toast my uncle." ”
Wei Lai's attitude was respectful, but it was not enough to dispel some doubts in Xue Xinghu's heart, but seeing Wei Lai's smile on his face, he also knew that this was not a good opportunity to mention some issues, so he could only raise his wine glass and drink with him.
After the dinner, the children gathered together to play with each other and make a mess.
Xue Yan, who was a little confused, said a few words: "It's out of character." But after that, he laughed inexplicably.
Xue Xinghu walked out of the back room with the mooncakes made by himself, and wanted to share them with the children, but when he saw them having fun, he thought about it, and quietly took those mooncakes back - the Mid-Autumn Festival, pay attention to a family reunion, but where do these children still have a home, they can be happier, and forget those unpleasant things earlier, which is also a good thing, so simply don't take these things out of the blockage and spoil the scenery.
Then Xue Xinghu sat on the threshold of the inner room, looking at the frolicking children from a distance, looking at the lanterns hanging high outside Xue's mansion, and the bright full moon in the night sky, he was a little distracted.
"How is Uncle Xue going to place these children?"
A voice suddenly sounded in his ears, Xue Xinghu was stunned for a moment, looked sideways and saw Wei Lai coming to his side at some point and sitting down.
Xue Xinghu came back to his senses, and then said with a wry smile: "What else can I do?" Tighten the belt of my trousers and find a way to pull them up, anyway, I am also an old bachelor, among them, if there are one or two who have some conscience, they can't say that they can still support me for the elderly." ”
Xue Xinghu said easily, but more than sixty children, not to mention others, the cost of clothing and eating alone is not a small amount, and he is only an acting mayor, and the amount of money that the imperial court can give in a month is dwarfed by this expense.
As if seeing Wei Lai's worries, Xue Xinghu added: "Most of the people in the town are still sensible, and they will help some of them, and I think there should be no big problem if you work hard." ”
Wei Lai was noncommittal, he felt something from his arms and handed it to Xue Xinghu.
Xue Xinghu looked fixedly, but saw that it was a piece of stationery, he took the letter, unfolded it, and looked at it through the lights in the courtyard, and the expression on Xue Xinghu's face gradually became strange and solemn with the movement of his gaze.
After a while, Xue Xinghu put away the letter and looked at Wei Lai: "What are you going to do?"
Wei Lai could feel the dodge and faint fear in the middle-aged man's eyes.
"Ah Cheng is the prince's lobbyist, and some of her words can be believed, and some of them can't. ”
"The snake is not dead, it is always a disaster, I can defeat him, relying on Guan Shan, but he is dead, if the snake comes again, I can only be caught. Wei Lai said softly, and he could clearly see that with these words, a look of loss flashed in Xue Xinghu's eyes.
"That's right, a small place like Jinniu Town is not a place where Childe should stay forever. Xue Xinghu said as calmly as possible, but there was always a subtle but real worry hidden between his eyebrows. As if in order not to let such an embarrassment be discovered by Wei Lai, he then pretended to be heroic and smiled: "Wait for the prince to seal the wolf Juxu at the prince, don't forget Xue someone!"
Wei Lai stretched out his hand and knocked on the threshold of the courtyard door, and continued to speak quietly: "My cultivation is only worthy of pushing open the first divine gate, in fact, it is not as good as Uncle Xue, the prince, or the golden queen who has not broken the door in the second realm, and if you seek things with them, in the final analysis, you are seeking the skin of the tiger." I don't have the ability to go through the sky, and I don't have the intention to get involved in this battle for the heirs of the Nine Clans. ”
"Then why do you want to go?" Xue Xinghu asked with deep eyes, his tone eager.
"I don't have a choice. Wei Lai shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I promised Aunt Zhang to find a place for Qingyan." ”
"The old snake said what kind of innate god she is, I don't know what kind of thing it is, but looking at the coveted appearance of the snake, I don't think it's ordinary. This is the way of the world, and the husband is not guilty of his guilt. At the Hanxing Conference, most of the Divine Sects in the Northern Realm will come here, maybe Qingyan can have a chance. ”
Wei Lai, who said this, paused, glanced at Xue Xinghu deeply, and then said: "Besides, I ruined the good deeds of the old snake, how could he easily let me go, and leave at least so that the people of the entire Golden Bull Town will not be implicated by me." ”
Xue Xinghu seemed to sense the meaning of the other party's words from Wei Lai's gaze and tone, his body was slightly stunned, and his expression became complicated: "Ah Lai...... I ......"
"I know what Uncle Xue is worried about, but what I can bring to Taurus Town by leaving behind is far less than leaving. Wei Lai continued.
Xue Xinghu looked at the young man's clean eyes, and the clarity in his eyes made the middle-aged man a little ashamed: "You have done enough for us, I ...... No, the whole of Taurus shouldn't tie you up anymore. Speaking of this, the man seemed to untie some knots in his heart that had been bothering him, and when he looked at Wei Lai again, his gaze immediately became clean: "When are you leaving?" If you encounter any trouble, remember to go back here, our Taurus Town will always be your home. ”
Wei Lai knew Xue Xinghu's temperament, and he also understood that saying this meant that the other party had really untied the knot.
He smiled slightly and shook his head: "It's not a hurry." ”
"Until then, I have one more thing to do. ”
Xue Xinghu asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"
Wei Lai turned his head to look at the children playing in the courtyard, and the smile on his lips was even worse, and he said at that time.
"Give them ......"
"A future. ”