"Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed. I finally squeezed to the front, I looked up, it turned out to be a notice from Gangneung Prefecture, and a person next to me was whispering: "Recently, the autumn water has been continuous, and the river has soared. The ferries along the river are also under renovation, and they are not allowed to cross the river if they are not on official business within ten days..."I secretly complained in my heart, if we can't cross the river, then how can we go back? The onlookers next to me also have the same thoughts as me, and everyone is talking about it.

"Senior brother, we can't go back!" I shouted at Yuan Zhao as soon as I entered the room. "Huh?" Yuan Zhao looked puzzled. After I told him why, Yuan Zhao fell into deep thought, pacing back and forth in the room. "Senior brother, why don't we play in Gangneung for two more days?" "No, no," as soon as my proposal was spoken, Yuan Zhao vetoed.

"My wife's birthday is approaching, and I have promised my master and mother that I will rush back in time. Yuan Zhao walked back and forth a few steps and suddenly stopped, as if he had made up his mind, raised his head and said to me, "It seems that we have to change lanes and go." ”

"Which way?" I asked, puzzled. "Go west to Hanzhong, and from Hanzhong back to Luoyang. It seems that this is the only way to go. "Huh?" As soon as I heard about the detour, I was nervous, and hurriedly asked Yuan Zhao: "Senior brother, is that road going to be far away?" "No," Yuan Zhao shook his head and said with a serious face: "Not only is it far away, but it can also be a lot closer." "Then why didn't we come directly from Hanzhong in the first place?"

"My sister doesn't know, although the road is short, but there are many mountains and mountains along the way, and the road is very difficult. If it weren't for the closure of the river, I would never have taken you that way. He couldn't help but shake his head as he spoke. "What? You look down on me, don't you?"

"Senior sister, I didn't mean that. Seeing that I had misunderstood him, Yuan Zhao hurriedly defended: "When we came, I asked Master which way we should go, and Master also made it clear that we should take the flat road, and Master and his old man are also worried about your safety." ”

I was talking to Yuan Zhao, and suddenly there was a sound of gongs and drums beating outside the house, and a small guy shouted: "Master Hong has arrived—" Hong Zhenyun is here?

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Hong Zhenyun majestically glanced at the audience, and said loudly: "You nephews may already know that the river has skyrocketed recently, and Jiangling Mansion has been closed, which has caused a lot of inconvenience to your itinerary, Hong apologizes here." ”

After that, Hong Zhenyun bowed deeply on the stage, got up and continued: "If you insist on leaving, Hong will give you twenty taels of silver here, and the right to be entangled. As soon as Hong Zhenyun's words fell, there was a commotion in the audience, and everyone was thinking about whether to stay or go back.

"Thank you for your kindness!" Just when everyone was hesitating, a big man suddenly stood up, I saw that this is not An Yitian of the Hengshan faction? I saw him walk out of the crowd, stepped forward and said: "The family teacher has an order, and ordered me to rush back to Hengshan as soon as possible after the competition, and An Mou took his leave!"

"Since the virtuous nephew has made up his mind to leave, then I won't force me to stay, come here!" As soon as Hong Zhenyun's voice fell, a small guy holding a wooden box stepped forward, and he was holding a silver ingot full of white flowers in his hand!" "Thank you Master Hong for your kindness, An Yitian is still full of entanglement, and there is no need for Uncle Hong." An Yitian politely declined Hong Zhenyun's kindness.

"Don't shirk the virtuous nephew, just take it as a little bit of my Hong's heart. "How dare you!" An Yitian waved his hand and said: "If he asks the master in the future, he will definitely accuse me of disrespecting the number of courtesies, and the master will not be reluctant." After that, An Yitian climbed the steps, turned around and hugged his fists to everyone, and said rudely: "Senior brothers, An Yitian will take the first step, and we will meet again in the future!" and then left without looking back.

As soon as An Yitian went out, Yuan Zhao took my hand and squeezed out of the crowd and came to Hong Zhenyun. "Uncle Hong, the younger generation is going to take the lead, thank you for your hospitality. Yuan Zhao said and bowed deeply to Hong Zhenyun.

Seeing that Yuan Zhao was about to leave, Hong Zhenyun had a little more surprised look on his face: "Virtuous nephew, why are you so anxious, it's not too late to stay for a few days and then leave!" Yuan Zhao said a little apologetically: "The fifth day of the next month is my wife's birthday, and before leaving, I have already told my family teacher that I will try to rush back when the time comes." ”

Hong Zhenyun pondered for a moment and said: "Filial piety is human nature, so Hong is not reluctant!" Hong Zhenyun said, turned around and took a few silver ingots from the wooden box, stuffed them into Yuan Zhao's hand and said: "Virtuous nephew, this is a long way to end up in Nanshan, just a little heart, the right to be entangled!" Yuan Zhao hurriedly excused himself and said: "How dare the junior let the senior uncle break the bank..."Hong Zhenyun glared, and pretended to be angry and said: "You don't want it, don't you look down on me Hong Zhenyun?"

"How dare the juniors...""Then you can take it, it is best to do coiling on the road, if you can't use it, you will have the right to be a birthday gift from someone to the old lady in Hong Hong!" Hong Zhenyun's tone slowly eased, and he sighed suddenly: "Say goodbye to Senior Brother Feng Luoyang, I don't want to see him for ten years!" I looked up and glanced at him quietly, although Hong Zhenyun's physique was tall and mighty, but there was already a little gray hair mixed between his temples, giving people a feeling of heroic twilight.

When it came to this, Yuan Zhao couldn't excuse himself, and after thanking Hong Zhenyun, he took the silver ingot. Yuan Zhao and I packed our bags, went to the stable and led the horses, said goodbye to everyone, and set off on the road.

Gangneung Fortress was still so lively, and through the crowded flow of people, Yuan Zhao and I walked one after the other on the avenue leading to the West City Gate. "Alas, when can I come again!" Looking at the bustling street scene, my heart suddenly rose with reluctance, and I couldn't help but muttered to myself. "Hehe, maybe soon!" Yuan Zhao smiled and comforted me when he heard my words. "Senior brother, what other big cities will we pass through when we go back?" In addition to being disappointed, I was still full of longing for the road ahead.

"No," Yuan Zhao replied without replying, pouring cold water on me. "No, isn't there another Hanzhong?" I asked reluctantly. "Hanzhong, it's not so much a city as a barracks!" My last hope was completely shattered, and I followed Yuan Zhao in frustration and headed for the verdant mountains outside the city...