"Alright, well, you can rest! ”

Hua Duxiu raised her forehead and sighed: "Qiqi is only sixteen years old, and she is still a child, if your words reach her ears, I am afraid that it will scare her."

Dad, don't worry, I won't go out this time to find the bad luck of the Iron King Temple, nor will I go to the lair of the sticky rod division to adventure, I want to find the one or two pieces of fragments that are still scattered outside, the danger is not so great. ”

Spending money knew that he couldn't force it too hard, so he changed the topic: "Oh, Xiu'er, do you have any clues?"

"Yes. ”

Hua Duxiu simply said some information about the Red Underworld that he had deduced, and his eyes rolled slightly, and he groaned:

"The Red Underworld...... Your grandfather really went there back then, but before he died, he didn't say whether there were any animal skin fragments in that place.

I heard that there are bandits everywhere in that place, and the situation is very chaotic, if you go, you must pay more attention, don't eat other people's routines. ”

"Just kidding, who can trick me?"

Hua Qian smiled: "You, it's a good thing to have confidence, but you are a child who is naturally cute and doesn't like to use your brain, and sometimes you should think about it." ”

Silly?

Who do you say is cute, I can't hold the overall situation like a mountain!

Hua Duxiu sighed slowly, and said weakly: "Okay, okay, I know it in my heart." ”

"When are you going to go?"

Hua Duxiu thought for a while and said, "Let's talk about it after the year, it's rare to come back, I plan to stay at home for more time." ”

Hua Qian happily said: "Yes, stay longer!"

"This secret room is good, I will practice the secret method here from tomorrow night, you don't want people to disturb me. ”

Hua Qian frowned, and said unhappily: "Cultivate a hair, and find Qiqi to cultivate feelings at night!"

Looking at the money in his eyes, his eyes are full of strange brilliance, obviously his "cultivating feelings" is not very simple.

"By the way, didn't you say that you were going to visit Governor Peng? Tomorrow is a good day, let's go with your Uncle Feng for my father."

For the sake of the face of our two old fellows, Governor Peng may still be able to suppress his anger. ”

Hua Duxiu thought for a while and said, "Dad, Governor Peng has a very big pattern, and cooperating with us is not just because of Yaoyao's feelings, in short, he will never turn his face with our Hua family because of this matter."

Yaoyao's affairs, I will talk about it myself, you and Uncle Feng only talk about business affairs, don't talk about my feelings and private affairs. ”

"Well, for the Father he knows. ”

The two muttered that half of the night had passed, and Hua Duxiu walked in the silent courtyard, unable to help but have a lot of thoughts.

I haven't returned for a year, and the fancy villa has changed a lot.

The vines on the courtyard wall are more luxuriant, and they look like they have a sense of heaviness for a few years, and when the ivy grass blooms, I'm afraid that the garden will be fragrant, right?

A new small river was opened in the courtyard, rockeries and pavilions were built, and a lot of grass and trees that could not be named were planted.

Compared with last year's emptiness and expansiveness, this year's annex has a bit more fireworks and a sense of home.

Although it can't be compared with the scale of the ancestral mansion in Shenquan City, the old garden of the ancestral mansion is much more lush and magnificent than here, but at this moment, he is still relaxed and happy when he walks through the garden, and he is particularly at ease.

It's been a long time since I've felt this way, but this is home, a place where you can let down your guard and breathe with peace of mind.

If you can stay and be your own young master of the Hua family, it seems to be good.

No, isn't it good, didn't you want to live this kind of life in the first place?

Alas.

Let's wait until we find a few other fragments.

A generation has a generational mission.

If he can't master more fragments and can't become stronger, what if Shu Daqiang comes to help his stupid son rob Qiqi one day?

Ahem, isn't that sense of urgency just here?

Well...... But then again, the child of me and Qiqi, if you cultivate it casually, it must also be at the level of a god king, right?

Ha, haha......

Hua Duxiu strolled to the vicinity of his suite, and couldn't help but shake his head when he saw that several rooms were lit by faint candlelight.

Qiqi is still a child...... Don't scare her.

Don't talk about Qiqi, when you think of that...... I'm a little red-faced, red-eared, and deer jumping.

Hua Duxiu's heart was beating faster and hurriedly turned her head and walked next door, but she was worried that Qiqi would wait for her not to sleep, so she coughed lightly and carefully transmitted:

"Qiqi, are you waiting for me?"

"Whew...... Whew......"

“......”

This girl has long been asleep, but she didn't blow out the lights.

Shaking her head, Hua Duxiu entered the next room.

Early the next morning.

After breakfast, Hua Duxiu handed Ding Qiqi to Erxi and Xiaoxiao, and asked them to take Qiqi around the Broken Demon City, and he went to the Governor's Mansion with his father to formally meet Governor Peng.

Riding a carriage to the door of the Governor's Palace, Shen Feng and Shen Lijia had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Haha, Brother Qian, Xiu'er!"

Before he got out of the car, Shen Feng's hearty laughter was the first to float into his ears.

Hua Duxiu's heart warmed, he hadn't heard this laughter for more than a year.

"Uncle Feng!"

After getting out of the carriage, Shen Feng's thick big hand patted Hua Duxiu on the shoulder, and said happily:

"I haven't seen Xiu'er grow taller for a year!Yo, her body is much stronger than before!" said and slapped two more palms, and Hua Duxiu, who shot directly, bared her teeth and begged for mercy.

Hua Duxiu grinned and said, "Uncle Feng said that you laughed, your palm almost stunned me." ”

"You kid. ”

Shen Feng's face was full of red light, the beard on his chin was quite finely trimmed, and he was also dressed like a successful businessman, who would have thought that this person had another layer of identity, he was actually the number one bandit leader in Yanyu County?

Shen Lijia followed behind Shen Feng, first saluted Hua Qian, and then hugged Hua Duxiu's arm and pulled him to chatter without knowing what to say.

Spending money to look at the two children, he said with a smile: "Brother Feng, I heard that Jiajia plans to develop in the army?"

Shen Feng looked happy: "No, this kid, I just said that there will definitely be a chance to follow Xiu'er!"

"Where, Jiajia is still clever, and he is very good at leading soldiers to fight, Xiu'er told me. ”

The two blew each other, and the guards in front of the Governor's Mansion looked at them with strange faces, and coughed lightly, saying:

"Let's go, meet Mr. Peng first, let's talk slowly in the evening. ”

"Well, I'll be the east tonight, and I won't get drunk or go home!"

"If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!"

After a brief briefing, Hua and Shen's carriages drove into the Governor's Palace.

Different from the fancy and Shen family's relaxed and cheerful, the Governor's Mansion was filled with a depressing and dull atmosphere, which made everyone who went all the way back in the pride and forcibly became deep.

Governor Peng met with the four people in the assembly room.

I haven't seen him for more than a year, and Governor Peng doesn't seem to have changed much, and he still looks like a wood-carved fairy in the temple.

Hadan standing behind him winked at Hua Duxiu without a trace, while Peng Lu, the chief manager standing on the other side, was smiling with no special expression on his face.

Everyone briefly exchanged a few polite words, first chatted about the development of the situation this year, and then the topic changed to the battle of counterinsurgency in Canghaiyue.

Because Hua Duxiu and Shen Lijia were both samurai who participated in the war in person, the official rhetoric was needless to say, and Governor Peng was worried:

"In this war, the imperial side suffered great losses, especially the 200,000 forbidden troops on the imperial side were wiped out, and the political situation was afraid that there would be a great shock. ”

Everyone just said yes, and everyone had no information channels for the above matters, and they didn't dare to comment on it.

"Half of our Trapped Demon Valley dispatch army has also been lost, which is heart-wrenching.

In the next year or two, bandits and traitors in various regions will definitely be restless, and the pressure on the shopkeeper is not small, so you should be more careful when walking darts after the year. ”

"Governor, please rest assured, the Hua Dart Bureau will do its best to ensure the safety of the goods." ”

Governor Peng nodded, and looked at Shen Feng again: "I heard that Boss Shen has a lot of ways on the road, what is there that affects the overall situation, and I hope to ventilate the Governor's Mansion in time." ”

Shen Feng got up and said: "The governor is serious, my brothers have long followed me to wash their hands and abandon martial arts to engage in business, social stability can make us more money in business, if there are young people who take the opportunity to make trouble, Shen Feng will never stand idly by."

What's more, the dog has joined the ranks of the government army, thanks to the care of the governor and General Hadan, Shen Feng will definitely not disappoint the adults. ”

Hua Duxiu said secretly, Uncle Feng, you are a big bandit leader who robbed the people's daughters, and you have turned into a model representative of supporting the army and your subordinates?

You gave money to your children, and you will be the old brother who will fight you as an ally in the future, which is really the next book.

Mr. Peng chuckled twice, looked at Hua Duxiu and then at Shen Lijia, and said with satisfaction:

"The performance of the two of you in Canghaiyue, the Governor has seen it from the military newspaper, and Hadan has also reported it in detail, and the Governor is very satisfied.

We are all old, the future of the empire is in the hands of you young people, we must work hard. ”

Hua Duxiu said yes lazily, and Shen Lijia agreed loudly with an excited face.

Governor Peng said with a smile: "Xiu'er's military membership is in the Dijing Shenji Battalion, not under the supervision of this governor, Xiao Shen belongs to the government army, I heard that you are interested in serving in the army, and your growth rate is also very fast, which is very good."

Leading troops to fight is not child's play, and living to the end is the winner.

You must remember to guard against arrogance and rashness, and be less impulsive and more pondering. Ben Governor doesn't want to be reckless, he wants to grow into a smart man who can take charge of his own way in the future, you know?"

Shen Lijia bowed deeply again and thanked the governor for his encouragement.

Later, Shen Feng reported on the plan to increase capital and expand capacity and improve profitability in the "heaven and earth", and chatted for a long time, and the sun was already noon.

Governor Peng picked up the teacup, and Peng Lu said politely beside him: "Shopkeeper Hua, Boss Shen, it's noon, the back hall has prepared simple wine and food, stay and have a light meal together." ”

Hua Qian and the others hurriedly got up: "No, no, the governor has every opportunity, and he is already flattered to be able to spare half a day to meet us, how dare he keep disturbing?"

I'll wait for that and then I'll quit. ”

Governor Peng nodded, got up and said, "I won't keep you more on official business, Peng Lu will help me send off guests."

By the way, Xiu'er will stay first. His Royal Highness sent a letter to you, and the governor has something to talk to you about. ”

Hua Duxiu smiled in her heart, hugged her fists and said, "Yes." ”

Peng Lu sent Hua Qian and the others away, while Peng Tianlin took Hua Duxiu for a walk in the back garden of the Governor's Palace.

Peng Tianlin walked in front, and Hua Duxiu followed behind, quietly looking at Peng Tianlin's figure.

Although Uncle Peng's face has not changed much, and his demeanor is also like a thunderbolt and a good spirit, but from behind, his back is obviously stiff, as if he is under heavy pressure, and he is no longer as calm and brisk as before.

Somehow, looking at Peng Tianlin's back, Hua Duxiu's heart was filled with a trace of inexplicable sadness.

Walking along the forest path for a while, listening to the north wind, Peng Tianlin finally said the first sentence:

"Xiu'er, if you have another chance to fight in the future, don't be so impulsive. ”

"Huh, Uncle Peng, what did you say?"

Peng Tianlin stood still, turned around and said, "I heard Hadan say that it is not wise for you to break into the enemy formation alone several times and risk killing the leader of the enemy army.

It is necessary to know that the strong have their own strong players, and the confrontation between the two armies is not a fight between the masters of the rivers and lakes, you say that it is the courage of a reckless man to say that it is good, and it is simply suicide to seek death when you say it is ugly, how can you fight like this?"

Hua Duxiu was trained to look embarrassed, and seeing Peng Tianlin's serious face, he had to silently bow his head and whisper back:

"I see. ”

"As a soldier, you must first guard your own post, don't lose your job as soon as you get up, and do some gambling behaviors that will either die or win.

In this regard, Xiao Shen is better than you.

He is a very competent general, and the hundreds of brothers led by his subordinates have few casualties, but they can maximize the killing and wounding of the enemy army, and they are always guarding the Chinese army.

Advance can be attacked and retreated, and this is called a qualified general. ”

Hua Duxiu smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Peng, I'm not a general with troops, I'm just a senior guard." ”

Peng Tianlin glared at him: "Can you still be a guard for the rest of your life?"