October 22, the tenth year of the Great Jin Chengping.

Wujun Mansion.

It is an important commercial town in the south and north, and it is also the third largest military town in Youzhou.

At the four gates, hunters, caravans, pedestrians and even travelers must pass through strict inspection by the soldiers guarding the city and confirm their identities before they can be allowed to enter the city.

Walking into the city, the crowd is full of voices, there are high-rise taverns at a glance, there are many hawkers on both sides of the road shouting and selling, acrobatic craftsmen, surrounded by a large group of people, from time to time burst out into applause. At the end of the line of sight, there seemed to be a group of women Yingsheng Yanyu waving the handkerchief in her hand, leading the guests back to the building.

"Sugar gourd...... Sugar gourd ......"

The man with a straw stick full of sugar gourds shouted hard, the white mist spat out of his mouth, and he was wearing a colorful patched winter coat, only this pair of hands was tied with new linen cloth, which covered the frostbite that had grown all year round in winter.

If you observe carefully, you can find that behind every vigorous shout he makes, there are always girls and children passing in front of him, and they can always find the location of the sugar gourd seller as soon as they hear the sound, pulling their girlfriends or parents, and flocking to the man.

"I want a sugar gourd, I want a sugar gourd. ”

"Sanwen one, what flavor do you want, this candy is also comfortable to eat on a cold day......"

The winter day hangs high, but the man's face is covered with sweat, and the smile on the corner of his mouth is extremely bright.

"Bang!"

A pig-killing knife with a cold light, a dead pig on the board, a short knife in the hand to play a knife flower, the tip of the knife against the pig's head pulled down fiercely, skillfully took out all kinds of internal organs and put them into the wooden basket on the side, but in a moment's work, the whole pig was divided into dozens of pieces.

The owner of the stall who killed the pig was a strong man, with a thick short moustache on his cheeks, his chest and abdomen exposed, and his body was only draped in a simple dress, and the muscles on his arms were knotted, and the muscles were shining.

Hearing the footsteps of "stepping on the ......", he kept moving his hands and said without raising his head: "What do you want......"

To ...... Want...... To ......"

Hearing the stammering words, the strong man subconsciously frowned together, raised his head suddenly, it turned out to be a man carrying a straw stick and selling sugar gourds, "snapped", the pig-killing knife was inlaid on the wooden pier, and said with a smile:

"Yo, isn't this Lin Xiucai......

"Why, stammering...... Are you afraid that my pork Rong will eat you?"

"It's not a showmanship for a long time. ”

Lin Xiucai smiled a little embarrassedly, the two of them also knew each other, but the other party's body was really burly, and he really looked a little fierce when he laughed, and every time he saw him, he was always a little frightened.

"Say, don't grind, which piece of meat do you want. ”

Hearing this, Lin Xiucai seemed to think of something, and a smile appeared on his face, how to say it, it was the kind of smile that was very warm, very warm, and couldn't help but hang up as long as he thought of the corners of his mouth.

"My cub won the first place in this month's assessment in the school today, and he always talks about wanting to eat meat...... I thought about it and bought one.

"Just the best piece of meat. ”

The man clutched a somewhat deflated purse in his hand.

"Good!"

Pork Rong looked at Lin Xiucai seriously, the smile on the corner of his mouth became a little bright, he pulled out the pig killing knife and cut a piece of fat and tender front leg meat, took out the hemp rope and tied it, and said while doing it: "It seems that Li Ye is indeed a good man!"

"You say it's a coincidence, you see that the pig I'm killing now is specially set by the Black Dragon Gang for the children in the school to eat. ”

The strong man pointed at the various parts of the basket of pigs with the tip of his knife.

"Yes, who would have thought that after half a year, our Wujun would change so much!"

Speaking of this, even Lin Xiucai, who has an honest personality, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The school that the two of them said was funded by the Black Dragon Gang and established by the government, which is completely free, as long as you are willing to send your children over, you can study, and the school will have an exam at the end of every month to test the learning progress of students.

Today, Pork Rong deliberately slaughtered this pig first, and after a while, those Black Dragon Gang members will come to pick it up.

You must know that a pig can be eaten in thirty-six ways, and there are many kinds of patterns, and those children born in the poor are blessed today.

Pork Rong handed the tied front leg meat to Xiucai and said:

"Whew...... One catty, ten cents. ”

"Ten cents?"

"Yes!"

"Good...... Good ......"

Lin Xiucai hurriedly took it, stretched out his hand and counted it from his purse and handed it to Pork Rong, looked up at the strong man's somewhat hideous face, and asked with some trembling: "Lao Rong, is it really ten cents?"

Boom!

The pig-killing knife with a cold light was heavily placed on the wooden pier again, and Pork Rong crossed his hands on his waist, pulled a vicious smile, and said impatiently in a loud voice: "This is pork! It's not beef, mutton, it's not expensive!"

"Oooh oh ......"

Lin Xiucai was stunned, nodded hurriedly, and then walked away with a straw stick.

The strong man looked at Xiucai's back and pouted.

As Pork Rong said, pork is indeed not as expensive as mutton and beef, but it is not something that ordinary people can afford to eat, and a certain man is soft-hearted.

He and Lin Xiucai have known each other for several years, and they know each other's family background, and they run out early every morning to sell sugar gourds, three cents a piece, and if they sell more, they do make a lot of money, but the problem is that this thing sells the best in winter in a year. All year round, how can firewood, rice, oil and salt be so simple.

Just then, there was a commotion in the street.

Hearing the sound, Pork Rong was inevitably curious, his body was already tall and strong, and he could see what was happening on the street by standing on tiptoe slightly.

In fact, he didn't have to stand on tiptoe to see clearly.

It turned out that a group of cavalrymen in armor came this way, especially the general riding a dark horse in front, which was particularly eye-catching. Good guy, the whole person looks a head taller than Pork Rong, and the bulging muscles stuff the armor to the full, but the cold and hard cheeks look at the past without smiling.

Even a butcher like Pork Rong, who is not afraid of the sky and the earth, saw it, and a chill couldn't help but rise in his heart.

It's just that the general looked a little familiar with the past, but he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out where he had seen it.

"Pork Rong ...... Is this the pork we have set?" A man dressed in black with a black dragon embroidered on his chest with teeth and claws walked to the stall, looked at the dozen wooden baskets on the ground, and asked.

The man was followed by more than a dozen gangsters in the same costume.

"Brother Le...... That's it. Pork Rong nodded back.

"Okay, did I give you the money?"

"I've given it, I've given it. ”

Chen Le bowed slightly, commanded the people to move the basket on the ground, and took the lead in the direction of the school.

It's just that...... Halfway through, he couldn't help but glance back at the cavalry that disappeared at the end of the street, he always felt that the general was familiar, but he couldn't figure out who it was?

......

......

On the western edge of the city, in a small courtyard.

A tall figure stood by the pond, looking at the water in a daze, there were many kinds of fish swimming in the pond, and the amazing thing was that a squirrel with golden hair was sitting on a small stool, holding a very small fishing rod in his hand, and there was a small bowl beside it, which was full of pine cones.

"Squeak~"

The fish was hooked, and the ingots claws tightly grasped the fishing rod and pulled it up vigorously, but the fish's strength was really big, and it almost brought it to the water, but it had no choice but to cry out for help.

"You......"

A gentle voice sounded in Yuanbao's ears, a white wrist grabbed the fishing rod, gently pulled, the water splashed in the sun, and the other end of the line, the fish was dragged out.

Yuan Bao happily narrowed his dark blue eyes, and his pupils reflected the appearance of a person.

The young man, about 1.75 meters, was dressed in a black robe, with a delicate face, but with a black blindfold in his left eye, and the eyebrows were originally cold, but now they are slightly softer.

The sun shone on the side of his face, vaguely gentle.

Li Zhao scratched the hair on the forehead of the ingot, and the latter snored comfortably, and reprimanded softly: "Be careful......"

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a showman walked in from the gate of the courtyard, came straight to Li Zhao's side, with a smile on his face, and arched his hand:

"Young Master Zhao......"

The person who came was Liu Yu's name.

Li Zhao raised his head and looked at the irrepressible smile on the corner of Liu Yuming's mouth, and had some doubts in his heart. He also smiled and said, "What's wrong...... Is there anything good?"

"Of course it's a good thing!

Liu Xiaoming's face was radiant, the corners of his mouth were almost behind his ears, and he said mysteriously: "I want Young Master Zhao to see for himself." ”

He turned sideways, revealing the courtyard door,

There, a tall figure in black armor walked in. He was followed by several soldiers.

Li Zhao was stunned.

There was only that tall figure in his pupils, although he hadn't seen him for half a year, Li Xian had changed a lot, his body was a few points taller, his physique was stronger, and his temperament became more fierce.

But he recognized it immediately.

"Less...... Few...... Master. ”

Li Zhao raised his hand and rubbed his right eye, for fear that it was an illusion!

"I'm back!"

Not an illusion!

The young man's eyes bloomed with joy little by little, and an extremely bright smile appeared on his face, and he shouted loudly: "Young Master!"

"Dog, I'm back!" Li Xian said seriously again.

An extremely sincere smile appeared on his face, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile at the first glance when he saw Li Zhao.

At this moment, he took off countless masks.

'He's grown taller!'

Li Xian took two steps in three steps, walked directly in front of Li Zhao, looked at his dearest and dearest relatives in the world, and hugged him fiercely!

"Dog, I'm back. ”

The whole person was held in Li Xian's arms, and the armor on his body hurt a little, but he didn't care so much, and hugged Li Xian with trembling hands.

"Young Master...... The armor hurts a little. The corners of Li Zhao's eyes were a little moist, and he said with a smile.

"Oh?"

"Hahaha......" Li Xian laughed, let go of his hands, looked down at Li Zhao's moist eyes, and rubbed his hair vigorously with his big hands.

"Oh!

The combed black hair was rubbed into a mess like a bird's nest, and Li Zhao wanted to dodge, but he couldn't escape the clutches, and finally he could only accept the status quo.

"Hahaha......"

"Alright, alright, I'm not going to play tricks on you. The smile on the corner of Li Xian's mouth became brighter and brighter, and he reluctantly let go of his hand.

"Squeak, squeak—" A voice sounded.

Li Xian looked down, it turned out that Yuan Bao was calling him, raised his sword eyebrows, and said, "Yo, the little guy hasn't seen you for a long time." ”

He crouched down and scratched the hair on the little one's forehead, but the latter ran down his arm to his shoulder, rubbing his cheek with his fluffy face.

Li Xian and Li Zhao glanced at each other, and the corners of their mouths became bigger and bigger.

Hahahaha......"

I don't know when, Liu Xiaoming and others have quietly retreated.

This small courtyard on the edge of the west of the city finally welcomed its owner on this day.

In the courtyard, the two of them were playing and laughing.

Li Xian is back!