West River

Di Qing looked at the street in front of him and felt dazed...

Strange streets, strange people, only the familiar native voice told Di Qing that this was the hometown he had never dreamed of, this was the hometown he had never loved, and this was the hometown he couldn't break free...

However, this is also a home that I can't forget...

What if I had forgotten in the first place...

What if you said you forgot even if you remembered it at the beginning...

Di Qing seemed to see a child many years ago, hiding behind the firewood stack to wipe tears and want to kiss his mother... It's like seeing a child many years ago, innocently telling the father-in-law of the land in front of the small land temple that he was willing to exchange all his things for his mother and mother to come back to life... It's like seeing a child many years ago, after hearing the old man in the village say that he would rather beg for food than be an official father, he dreamed that he was begging for food with his mother, and the dirty faces of the two mothers were full of smiles...

Does that little boy know that one day, will he hope that his mother has really passed away?...

Di Qing smiled bitterly, he is not a good person, right? When he needs to be cared for by his mother, he looks forward to his mother every day, but now, but...

Di Qing turned around slowly, led the horse, and walked towards the north of the city, Di Jiazhuang, ten miles outside the north of the city, where Di Qing's home used to be...

Yes, there used to be a home there, although the eldest mother didn't like it, but the grandmother still protected herself, and her father would quietly stuff a nest for herself, although the eldest brother robbed himself of food, but when he was bullied by the children in the village, he fought with others, both sides were injured, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and he yelled at himself, "If you are bullied, you have to fight back!"

When fleeing, when he overheard that the uncle was going to sell himself, he ran away, but he didn't want to run far, so he was stopped by the eldest brother, who was nine years old and said to himself who was trembling, "If you are taken away, you will find a way to draw your face!" and then stuffed himself with a penny, turned around and left...

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Di Qing led the horse, slowly moved his steps, and saw the big locust tree at the entrance of the village from a distance, Di Qing stood still, looking at it in a daze, the small land temple next to the big locust tree seemed to be still there...

The father-in-law of the land is really effective...

Di Qing sat on the ground on the side of the road, covering his face with a hat...

After sunset and late at night, Di Qing slowly walked towards the big locust tree, the big locust tree is still full of vitality, but the grandma who liked to make shoes and chatter with people under the big locust tree has already become a loess...

Di Qing was stunned for a while, and came to the Land Temple, the Land Temple was so small, and he knelt higher than the Land Temple...

The temple is not small, and the magic is good...

Di Qing knelt in front of the land temple, prayed sincerely, the father-in-law of the land, blessed Xiao Lei with a smooth life, and Pan Gon husband and wife loved, white-headed to old, children and grandchildren... I'm willing to trade my life for...

When the sky was bright, Di Qing got up, led the horse, walked towards the small hillside of the village, found Grandma's grave, and sat down in front of the grave, "A-Niang, I will find the eldest brother, you bless the eldest brother well..."

Di Qing sat for a while, looked at the sky, kowtowed three times in front of Grandma's grave, looked at Grandpa's grave next to him, and hesitated, "Grandpa, after I find the eldest brother, I will kowtow to you with the eldest brother, so that you don't like it now." ”

Looking at the graves of his father and aunt not far away, Di Qing sighed, in addition to being bad to himself, the uncle is really good for his father's room... Whether it's a well-dressed mound or a real skeleton brought back, the uncle is worthy of this family...

Wearing a hat, Di Qing beat his horse and ran towards the West River, and behind him was a village with curling smoke...

After entering the city, Di Qing first found a roadside stall, ate two large bowls of noodles, wiped the corners of his mouth, the roadside stall was opened by two old couples, Di Qing asked the old woman who cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks for directions, and the old woman kindly persuaded, "Young man, don't go to that kind of place!"

Di Qing didn't say much, paid the money, got up and left.

didn't take two steps before he was stopped, Di Qing raised his eyes and saw that he didn't know him.

The visitor handed Di Qing a small box and a small key.

Di Qing was stunned, took the small box, took the small key, hesitated for a moment, opened the small box, was silent for a while, and said to the visitor, "Wait a minute." He handed the small box to the man again.

looked around, saw an office stall setting up a stall, hurriedly walked over, paid two pennies, borrowed paper and pen to write a few words.

Di Qing folded the paper, opened the small box, took out all the small gold cakes in the small box, and did not move anything else, put the written paper in, locked it, and handed it to the visitor, "I'm tired." ”

The Dark Guard nodded, and walked away with the small box.

Di Qing picked up the little golden cake, asked a few passers-by, and finally came to the address mentioned by the uncle.

The whole West River was lively, but the alley was still deserted, as if it was uninhabited.

Di Qing confirmed the house number and stepped forward to knock on the door.

After knocking for a long time, an old man came to open the door, glanced at Di Qing, looked at the big hat on Di Qing's head, and said angrily: "Open the door in the afternoon!"

Most of the people who speak martial arts are from the Salesian Bureau, everyone is very simple and simple, and they have made a fortune, either going to the food stall to eat delicious food, or giving money to friends who are still in the Salesian Bureau, so everyone has never been to the land of wind and snow.

After arriving at the barracks, Di Qing went to Guazhou again, the local population is small, and the economy is not developed, although there are such places that specialize in military camp business, but for Di Qing, it is a few tents not far from the barracks.

Therefore, Di Qingzhen does not know the business hours of this industry.

"Old man, I'm looking for someone. Di Qing said.

"Who is not looking for someone here!" the old man was not very good-tempered, "I was full yesterday! Come back in the afternoon!"

Di Qing... Knock on the door again!

The old man was very angry and opened the door, "Do you know the rules?"

Di Qingsai gave the old man a small ingot of silver, "Old man, I'll find a little lady, a six-year-old lady, Dong'er." ”

The old man accepted the money, and his attitude was better, "Why are you looking for her? Do you want to buy her? You still persuade your owner to die as soon as possible, don't sell it, and wait for two years, the mother and daughter will pick up customers together!"

Di Qing clenched his fists, "Ask her for a question." ”

"It's a beautiful embryo, more beautiful than her mother and sister," the old man said kindly, "Her mother and her sister's business is so good that a fool will sell it, let me tell you, last night, her mother and her sister served Master Zhu, guess how much silver, ten taels, ten taels of silver! The Oiran of Xihe is not much more expensive than this!"

Di Qing tried his best to control it, but he still couldn't help but tremble, and after a long while, he said, "Please ask Dong'er to come out for a while." ”

"Wait. The old man shook his head, "Don't think about buying people, you don't sell any amount of silver, cash cow, who will sell it!" ”

After a long while, Di Qing finally saw a little girl, with red lips and white teeth, and she looked like herself...

The little girl looked at Di Qing and then at the old man, "Uncle Cui, I don't recognize him." ”

Then he looked up at Di Qing, "Does your boss want to buy me?" Can you persuade him to buy our mother and the three together, my mother is very beautiful, the business is very good, and she is not old at all! My sister is making money now, I will become an Oiran in the future, and I will make you a lot of money, you will not lose money if you buy the three of us." ”

Di Qing suddenly burst into tears, how good it would be if people never grew up, no matter how unbearable it was, as long as they followed their mother...

Di Qing slowly took down the hat...

The little girl was stunned... Pointing at Di Qing, then looking at Cui Bo, then at Di Qing...

Cui Bo is not much better than Dong'er, and his mouth is wide and he can't close it halfway...

"I'm your big brother. Di Qing squatted down and took Dong'er's hand with one hand, "Dong'er, I'm your eldest brother..."

Dong'er stretched out her hand and wiped away the tears that welled up again from the corners of Di Qing's eyes, "Big brother, is it really big brother?"

Di Qing nodded, "Really, big brother is here to pick you up." ”

Dong'er threw herself into Di Qing's arms and cried in a low voice, "Big brother, why didn't you come early..."

Cui Bo shook his head, "I advise you to go." ”

"I want to see your host. Di Qing picked up Dong'er and said to Cui Bo.

Treber: "I advise you to go." ”

"Tired Cui Bo helped pass it through. Di Qing insisted.

Cui Bo shook his head, "Whatever you want, come in." Led Di Qing to the porter, "You wait here." ”

"Big brother, do you have money? a lot of money. Dong'er waited for Cui Bo to leave, and hurriedly asked Di Qing quietly.

Di Qing nodded, "The eldest brother brought the money, it should be enough." ”

"A-Niang and Chun'er also saved some. Dong'er laughed, and the next second she looked depressed: "When Chun'er picked up the guests, A-Niang was sad, originally, someone wanted to buy Chun'er as a concubine, but Chun'er was too expensive, so she didn't take it as a concubine,... The money that A-Niang saved and Mr. Zhai's money added up to a lot of difference, Chun'er had to pick up guests, and now Chun'er is also very able to make money, but she can't save enough money to redeem herself, A-Niang said, she and her sister saved money for me, so that I can be a concubine in the future..."Dong'er babbled to Di Qing, "However, A-Niang said that if you serve Master Zhu well, maybe Chun'er can go to Mr. Zhu as an outer room, so yesterday, A-Niang and Chun'er served Master Zhu together... In the past, the owner asked A-Niang and Chun'er to serve the guests together, and A-Niang said that the three of us mother and daughter were going to wipe their necks, and I don't know if Master Zhu would ask Chun'er to be the outer room... If Chun'er can be an outer room for Master Zhu, my mother will be very happy, big brother, you will also spend less money..."

Di Qing was not sad when she heard it, "Chun'er doesn't use it as an outer room, the eldest brother helps her find it, and she can always find a good person." ”

"Good people won't want us," Dong'er said, "Big brother, don't pick and choose." ”

Di Qing hugged Dong'er tightly..."Let's look for it slowly, we can't find it, the eldest brother raises Chun'er, raises Chun'er for a lifetime, and doesn't let her suffer... Dong'er doesn't give anyone a concubine, let's be a genuine lady..."

Dong'er smiled, "Big brother knows how to coax me." Big brother, how much money do you have?"

Di Qing showed Dong'er the golden cake, and Dong'er immediately cried, "Big brother, you are really rich." Snuggled tightly in Di Qing's arms and grabbed Di Qing's shirt tightly.

After a while, footsteps sounded outside the room, and Dong'er quickly slipped down from Di Qing's arms and stood upright, "Yun Niangzi is here." ”

As soon as Di Qing stood up, a woman in her fifties came to the door, looking at Di Qing with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, staring at Di Qing carefully, and smiled, "Flower lady's ability, how did she send you out?" I don't remember that anyone bought Cui Niangzi's son, I only know that Cui Niangzi gave birth to a stillborn child, Cui Bo, report to the official, there are fugitive slaves!"

Cui Bo shook his head at Di Qing, not listening to the old man...

Dong'er suddenly became nervous, "Yun Niangzi, he is not my eldest brother!"

Di Qing looked at Yun Niangzi coldly, "Don't you ask me about my birthday?" Uncle said that after his mother gave birth to himself, Daddy only hugged his son back, and his mother only entered this line!

"I said what year you were born, that's what year you were born!" Yun Niangzi pursed her lips and smiled.

"Secret prostitution is a crime!" Di Qing said.

"Then you go to report to the official!" Yun Niangzi was very arrogant.

Di Qing pinched Yun Niangzi's neck, and Cui Bo hurriedly called someone, "Come on, come on!"

Dong'er hurriedly took a teacup lid and stuffed it to Di Qing.

Di Qing sneered, "Believe it or not, I pinched your neck?" Yun Niangzi's face turned pale and she couldn't stop nodding.

Di Qing let go of his hand, Yun Niangzi was about to run, Di Qing casually threw out the lid of Dong'er's cup, wiped Yun Niangzi's ears, and hit the first care courtyard that rushed forward...

Yun Niangzi screamed!"Ah!" stood still and didn't dare to move.

Dong'er looked at Di Qing with admiration.

Di Qing said coldly: "People, I will definitely take it away, as for how to take it away, it's up to you..."

Yun Niangzi froze, turned around, and squeezed a smile, "No two prices, three thousand taels!"

Dong'er exclaimed, "Isn't it a thousand taels?!"

"Alone!" Yun Niangzi ignored Dong'er and added with a smile, "Three thousand taels of one person!"

"Silver or gold?" Di Qing smiled, Dong'er was stupid...

Yun Niangzi was also happy, "If you are willing to give gold, of course I am willing to accept it." ”

Di Qing waved his hand, split the table in the room in half, and looked at Yun Niangzi coldly: "How much silver is it, I just didn't hear clearly..."

Yun Niangzi covered her chest, and then sneered: "To do business, you have to pay attention to your love and my willingness, you can't afford this price, so you don't have to delay my time, I have been doing business in Xihe for so many years, do you think you can really scare me with those two blows?" As soon as the words fell, a nursing home rushed towards Di Qing, Di Qing kicked the person out, "Report to the official! Go to the official! Find your backstage!"

Yun Niangzi pointed at Di Qing, "You, you wait for me!"

Di Qing stared at Yun Niangzi, "I'll break your neck in front of your backstage! Believe it or not, grandpa, I'm just a stab and a soldier!"

"You, you!" Yun Niangzi pointed at Di Qing and said, "Wait for you to be a little girl, see how rampant you are!" Di Qing slapped him, half of Yun Niangzi's face suddenly swollen, the corners of her mouth were bloody, and she spit out two teeth...

Di Qing gritted his teeth and walked into the courtyard in two steps, "Walking in the water!" roared at the top of his throat!

Dong'er hurriedly shouted, "It's water!"

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Almost in the blink of an eye, a lot of disheveled people ran out of the yard, "Where, where!"

"Where is the water!"...

In the midst of the noise, several nursing homes walked towards two of the women, Di Qing picked up Dong'er, strode to follow, kicked away the nursing home a few times, put Dong'er down, and the women who were buttoning their clothes were stunned...

"Mother, Chun'er, the eldest brother is here to pick us up!" Dong'er grabbed a woman with one hand, with an excited face, although the eldest brother doesn't have so much money, but the eldest brother can fight!

Di Qingniang was dumbfounded, looking at Di Qing... There was no response for a long time.

Chun'er covered her mouth...

The other women around were too surprised to say a word...

The men swore and scolded, "Who the fuck is shouting!"

Di Qing pulled the messy old man beside Chun'er and threw people away!

"Grandpa, I'm shouting!" he turned around and glared at the shouting man, "Get out of here!" I counted three times, and I didn't roll, but don't blame me for being rude!" casually picked up the Ichigo that pounced on him and smashed it into the crowd...

In the next second, everyone scattered...

In the courtyard almost in the blink of an eye, there were only four Di Qingniang left...

The nurse guarded Yun Niangzi, who was covering her face, far away from Di Qing, shouting, "You wait!" The benefactors have long since disappeared...

"Mother, is it really a big brother?" Chun'er finally came back to her senses and asked in a low voice.

Dong'er immediately said: "It's the big brother!" "No, it's too!" "We look so similar!"

Di Qingniang's face was pale...

Di Qing didn't know how to face his mother, his fists were clenched and released, released and clenched, and finally turned around and knelt down, "Mother!"

Di Qingniang finally cried... Covering his mouth and leaning on Chun'er...

"Big brother, fight first!" Dong'er looked at the nursing home that wanted to sneak attack, so she was not in a hurry.

Di Qing turned his head, and the nursing courtyard immediately rushed back...

"Mother, admit it!" Dong'er was in a hurry.

Di Qingniang just cried...

"Big brother, my mother is so happy..."Dong'er said, "You get up first, and then talk about it after you win." ”

Yun Niangzi had already started yelling at Di Qingniang, "What a flower girl, you dare to use a stillborn baby to deceive me! Your son is now a fugitive slave!"

Di Qingniang immediately shook her head, "No, no, he's not my son, he's not!"

Dong'er was anxious, "Yes, mother, he is, big brother is not afraid!"

At this moment, the official arrived, "Who is committing murder in broad daylight?!" The head catcher was very arrogant, Yun Niangzi immediately went over and asked the head catcher to be her master, "That's a fugitive slave!"

Dong'er's palms were sweaty, and she quietly said to Di Qing, "Big brother, people from the government!"

The head catcher said to Di Qing: "Get acquainted!

"Where is this?" Di Qing stood still.

"Houses!" "Hunt the head angrily.

"Residence?" Di Qing sneered, "Are you sure?!"

The head catcher said: "Don't talk nonsense, you can't resist arrest!"

Di Qing nodded, "Naturally!"

The headcatcher was stunned... What should I do if the suspect is too arrogant? After a pause, he waved his hand, "Up!"

The officials and the guards attacked Di Qing together...

In the blink of an eye, the officials and the guards all fell...

All...

Dong'er... It has to be big brother!

Chun'er's eyes also flashed with hope...

The county magistrate soon received a report that there were gangsters in the city, and he still resisted arrest and was strong in martial arts.

As a result, the garrison told the people who came that the official family had a purpose and was not allowed to meddle in local affairs!

The lord was stunned, and hurriedly inquired when the official family gave the order, but when he heard that he had received the order in the morning, he immediately went back to tell the county lord...

The county magistrate...

After thinking for a while, the county magistrate hurriedly rushed to the scene with his people.

"What is this strong man called?" the county magistrate is polite and courteous.

Dong'er is even more nervous, the county magistrate is here, can you run?... I looked down at the shoes at my mother and Chun'er's feet, I should be able to run far...

"Captain Di Qing has seen an adult!" Di Qing hugged his fists and took out his waist card.

Dong'er asked, "What is Big Brother?"

"Master Jun. Chun'er said, the captain is a military master, and Chun'er still knows.

Dong'er was a little disappointed, the military masters are all coolies, and the money is not easy to earn.

"It turned out to be Captain Di. "The county lord feels that his head is big, he is only the eighth grade, but the person in front of him is the seventh grade captain, if it is the same level, he can not dump him at all, but he is higher than his official position, and the official family has also issued an order! Fortunately, the military general is not valuable! The county grandfather hugged his fists, "I don't know what happened to Captain Di here?"

"I found a secret prostitution den," Di Qing said, "and I helped the adults deal with it." ”

The county magistrate... Thank you!

"My lord, you have been wronged!" Yun Niangzi immediately shouted injustice, "This fugitive slave is obviously forging his identity to frame me!"

Di Qing smiled, "My lord, if the case is tricky, I would be happy to ask the imperial court to send someone to investigate it well, don't hide it from my lord, I am a student of the first martial arts school, and I still know a few people in Beijing." ”

The county magistrate understood, no wonder the official family would issue an order not to allow the Xihe garrison to interfere! The students of the martial arts academy are from the official family! This is an absolute official cronie!

The county magistrate immediately said that he would definitely investigate this case well!

Yun Niangzi was still very arrogant, and she also said on the spot that she wanted to sue Di Qing as a fugitive slave and attack the master's house!

The county magistrate is very depressed, why doesn't this woman have any eyes? To make a living, don't you first have to learn to look at the eyes?

The county magistrate announced angrily that the yard was sealed, and Yun Niangzi was investigated! Di Qing cooperated with the investigation!

"This street has to be checked. Di Qing is obviously not afraid of making a big fuss.

The county magistrate thinks that this year is not good, and the official family wants to rectify this? But he still had to nod, "Naturally, this natural." ”

Di Qing reported the name of the inn, saying that he would wait for news at the inn, and left with his mother and two sisters before the county master.

Dong'er still wants to go back and get the silver she saved, "There are ten taels!"

"Don't. Di Qing hugged Dong'er with a gentle face.

"Big brother, are you bigger than the county master?" Although Dong'er is small, he can also see that the county master is very polite.

"I'm a military general, he's a civil official," Di Qing said, "Although I'm a little higher than him, he can still control me." ”

"You are older than the county master?!" Dong'er only remembered this, and was very happy, no wonder the eldest brother said that he would find a good family for Chun'er! No wonder the eldest brother has so much gold! In Dong'er's heart, the county master is already a very big official.

When they arrived at the inn, Di Qing asked for two upper rooms, and asked Chun'er and Dong'er to go to their rooms first, "I'll talk to my mother." ”

Dong'er hurriedly said, "Mother, it's really a big brother, really, definitely a big brother." "I'm so worried that my mother said no...

Di Qing smiled, touched Dong'er's head, and sent Chun'er and Dong'er out of the door, then closed the door, walked to the bed, knelt down slowly, and said to her mother-in-law who had been leaning on the head of the bed without saying a word, "I always thought you were gone, everyone said so, saying that you had a difficult birth... Some time ago, I just learned about you from my uncle... Mother, I'm sorry, I'm late..."

Di Qingniang didn't speak, just cried silently.

"When I was a child, I looked forward to my mother every day..."Di Qing's tears rolled in his eyes, "I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would really be able to see my mother... Mother, no matter how difficult it is, you've come over, your son is looking for you, don't do stupid things..."The state of her mother made Di Qing very worried.

"I'm afraid of death," Di Qingniang finally moved, helped Di Qing up, shook her head self-deprecatingly, and reached out to wipe the tears on her face, "Don't worry, I won't look for a short-term view, if I want to find a short-term view, I went a few years ago... I'm really scared to death..."

"Mother, ants are still stealing life, let alone people," Di Qing said, "If you live, there is hope, isn't it?

Di Qingniang cried out, "When you were born, I was looking forward to the Di family for the sake of my son to let me enter the Di family and have something to eat, all these years, I have always resented your father, Di Jiazhuang is so close, I haven't been to see you secretly, two years ago, I secretly went to Di Jiazhuang, and wanted to ask you for money... As a result, I found out that ,... You died while fleeing... I only shed two tears..."Di Qingniang covered her mouth and cried for a while, choked up: "Now, you are an official, and I look forward to you placing the two daughters well... I, I... How can you have the face to respond to your voice..."

Di Qing wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Mother, don't think so, isn't raising a son just to prevent old age, to support the sisters? Mother, now that our family is reunited, you will follow me happily and let me honor you, okay? I am on an errand in Guazhou, our family follows me to Guazhou, Guazhou is far away, very partial, no one will know these past, Chun'er, Dong'er will find a good family, our family, will be happy." ”

"We're going to drag you down. Di Qingniang sobbed, "Find a house to settle us on the way, and say to the outside world that we are not accustomed to the water and soil, and we are sick and dead." ”

Di Qing smiled, "Mother, military generals rely on their military exploits, don't worry about this, I know it in my heart." Wherever I am, you will follow me, okay?..."

"How have you spent all these years?" Di Qingniang wiped her tears...

And the county master finally figured out the ins and outs, and wiped tears of sympathy for Di Qing, such a life experience, unless he captures Yelu Longxu in person, he will probably be a seven-grade captain in this life... I wanted to turn my face, but I remembered the will of the official family that was only delivered this morning, and the prime minister's family is still a seven-grade official, not to mention a cronie of the official family?...

The county magistrate pinched his nose and recognized... I also hurriedly reported to the prefect that the imperial court was going to vigorously rectify the secret doors!!

And Yun Niangzi also sent the nursing home to deliver the letter, and she was bullied! Come and support yourself! The dark guard followed to Puxian next door, and watched the messenger enter Zhengjiazhuang... Thinking about the prince of Runan in the capital, the dark guard sighed slightly, yes, you have to be busy...

And Bianjing, Xiao Lei opened the small box, took out the paper, and slowly opened it, "I finally lost you"... Four words jumped out of the page.

Xiao Lei suddenly burst into tears...