When they arrived in Lizhuang Village, the Li clan's clan meeting had dispersed, and those who came from other places went back separately. The stone wanted to go directly to the grave of his parents, Li Yousheng smiled and said, "My lord, I'll go first." "Although Shi Zhangxing has a foothold in Lizhuang Village, it has not been inhabited for a long time, although it is clean, it is also deserted. Li Yousheng thought about going back first, and asked his father and mother to quickly rectify a pair of tables and come out, so that he could entertain Shi Zhangxing.

The stone sent Li Yousheng away. He had already made it clear that Li Yousheng just had to call him by his nickname just like when he was a child. Li Yousheng pushed it away with a smile, still calling the stone an adult and Zhang Xing the owner.

Zhang Xing pointed to the big house with five rooms lined up at the head of the village and said, "That's the ancestral hall, and our father's and mother's tablets are all in it." ”

Shi looked at it silently for a while, then hugged Li Xi, "Let's go, let's burn incense for my father and mother first." ”

When they arrived at the grave of Li Dazhu and his wife, the stone knelt and kowtowed.

Li Dazhu and his wife and Zhang Shuisheng's several graves, Zhang Xing were all asked by Li Dahe and his wife to help watch. Li Youshi was in the vegetable garden in front of the door at this time, and saw that there were a few more people in front of the grave of Li Dazhu and his wife over there. Zhang Xing Li Xi naturally recognized her. Shi has not returned to his hometown for a long time, and he has been in the army for many years, and he has been trained early. The more she looked at it, the more frightened she became, she didn't pick vegetables at the moment, ran home, and said to Li Dahe, the master: "Jin Lian's father, hurry, hurry, the stone is back." ”

Li Dahe was playing the straw rope without raising his head and said: "You old woman, aren't you dizzy?

Li Youshi slapped Li Dahe hard, "You are dizzy! I don't recognize the stone, can't I recognize Xing'er's mother and son? The three of them are kowtowing in front of Brother Dazhu's grave. ”

Li Dahe raised his head at this time, "Really?"

Li Youshi pulled Li Dahe up, "You go and take a look." ”

Li Dahe ran a few steps and looked at the three people in front of the grave of Li Dazhu and his wife not far away. The stone is a member of their old Li family, although he has changed, he still has some resemblance to Li Dazhu, and he recognized it at a glance. At the moment, he pushed Li Youshi: "Why are you still standing stupidly, why don't you go to the fire to cook?"

Zhang Xing reminded the stone, "Uncle Dahe is here." ”

Shi stood up and saluted Li Dahe from afar.

Li Dahe, who was so excited, couldn't help but shed tears, holding the hand of the stone, unable to speak. Li Dahe and Shishi's father Li Dazhu not only had a very good relationship when they were children, but they were also cousins who did not have five suits. Since the flood in Yuanping for 35 years, the stone has only come back once during this period, or when he and Zhang Xing got married, more than ten years have passed like this. The stone not only grew into a man, but also became a general.

"Okay, okay, it's good to be back, let's go, go to the house for dinner." Li Dahe wiped a handful of tears and said.

Several people went to Li Dahe's house together, I don't know who recognized it, and it spread, and many people in the village knew that the stone of the general had returned, and they came to see it.

The stone has an excellent memory, and shouts one by one, and everyone who comes is smiling.

Li Yousheng squeezed in and said to Li Dahe: "Uncle Dahe, let my aunt stop working, my house is almost burning, let them come to my house to sit." ”

Li Dahe glared, "You kid actually came to my house to rob someone?"

Li Yousheng laughed and said in a low voice: "Uncle Dahe, they finally came back for a trip, I heard that they will leave tomorrow, do you want to let a few elders in our village come over and come to my house to sit together?"

Li Dahe nodded and said to the stone: "The food of the Yousheng family has been settled, and I want to invite you to come and sit down." Go first, and I'll be here in a moment. ”

Li Yousheng took Shi Zhangxing home, and Li Dahe said to Li Youshi, who was still busy in the kitchen: "Don't be busy, they went to Yousheng's house and let you go too." I'll go to Big Tree's house and say something. ”

didn't receive the stone, Li Youshi blamed Li Dahe, washed his hands, tidied up his hair, changed his clothes and went to Li Yousheng's house. Li Dahe went to the homes of several senior people in Lizhuang Village, told them the news of the stone's return, and asked them to go to Li Yousheng's house together.

After eating a feast, Shi's face turned red. It was getting late, and Zhang Xing was afraid that he would fall off the horse, so he pulled the person into the carriage. The stone said with emotion: "Xing'er, do you think I am returning home?"

"Count. Zhang Xing said with a smile. The big man of the three products, why don't you return home?

The stone sighed, shook his head, and said, "No. Zhang Xing looked at him, the smile on the stone face had been closed, and there was Xiao Suo in silence. Zhang Xing thought about it, it really can't be counted. Their prosperity and wealth are only appearances, and they can be empty in the blink of an eye.

The next day, Li Dahe arrived in town early in the morning. Shi Zhangxing waved goodbye to Li Dahe, Li Yousheng and others, and after running all the way, he arrived in Yu County. Xiao's mother, who stayed in Wutong Lane, had already received the letter and knew that the main family was going to Anyang in the near future, so she made a list of commonly used objects at home and presented them to Zhang Xing. Zhang Xing ordered a few things and asked Xiao's mother to take someone to clean up.

Because of this time she went to Anyang, she also said that she could not return to the date, and she was under the nose of the Shen family. The people around you must be faithful and reliable. Sun Baozhu Gu Yu is going to be taken away, and Xia Zhi has promised a capable shopkeeper under Zhao Zixing, who was originally scheduled to marry at the end of this year. Zhang Xing entrusted her to Fu Xianglian.

Xiao's mother, Du Huiming, and Zhang Xing can also be trusted, but Du Huiming has always been in charge of her business house in Jiangling, and it is not good for the two husbands and wives to be separated for a long time. His daughter Du Yulan has turned fifteen years old, and she has been with her mother for a few years, and she is rigorous and down-to-earth. Zhang Xing ordered Du Yulan and asked Xiao's mother to go back and ask if she was willing to go to Anyang with her.

Mrs. Li of Quantang Town has already pushed her daughter Yang Liuer several times in front of Zhang Xing. Although this girl has experienced few scenes, she is very calm, and she is not very old. Zhang Xing felt that it was a manufacturable material, so he brought people over this time. Naturally, this time I will also bring it with me.

He An has good skills and is also reliable. Zhang Xing asked him to go to the outer courtyard by himself to pick four people and go over together.

Circle these people. Zhang Xing's eyes fell on You's mother's name, thought about it, and circled her.

The manpower was set, and the luggage began to be packed. The little guy in the Wei Mansion came to invite someone. Shi Zhangxing came to the Wei family together. Except for Wei Minwen, the rest of the Wei family came. Zhang Jinbao and Li Jinlian also arrived. Uncle Fu and Uncle Ye's two families are also here. Everyone gathered. Because everyone knew that Zhang Xing was leaving, and they didn't know when they would be able to return, the excitement of the banquet was mixed with a little parting injury.

After eating, Ye Hexiang called Zhang Xing to her room, and inquired and said: "Shi is now a third-grade master, you have to pay attention, take care of the people around you, don't let the lowly embryo who doesn't have long eyes get his hands on it! Also, you can't manage those shops, why don't you let Jinbao help watch it, I think that although Mr. Zhao is capable, he is a person with a foreign surname, don't be fooled!"

Zhang Xing looked at the face in front of her that couldn't cover the wrinkles even with thick powder, and at this time, because of worry, the vertical lines between her eyebrows were deep and obvious. She's getting old, too. Zhang Xing pulled off the white hair on Ye Hexiang's sideburns. "I know. ”

After all these years, she has seen it clearly. It's not like her mother wants to take away her property. It's just that he always puts his son first, and he wants all the good things to belong to him. She naturally has a part in her daughter's affection, but she is too thin, far less than one-ten-thousandth of her son.

Zhangji's grain store does not have much inventory now, and the shopkeeper has many old people for many years. Even if Zhang Jinbao wanted to intervene, there was no way. Besides, he doesn't have this heart at all. He has land in the countryside, and he has also opened a pen and ink shop in the city, although it is far less than the deep roots of Zhang Ji Wei Ji, but it is also thriving. He doesn't have much ability, but he has the backbone, even if Ye Hexiang is forced, he can't do anything to rob his sister's property.

Ye Hexiang hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "I heard that your sister also came to Anyang and married into Luowangfu." When you get there, you have to walk around with her more. You are sisters, and you have to look out for each other. Her husband is also a prince, and if you get along well, it will be good for your future. I know that dead girl still hates me, don't follow her!"

Zhang Xing couldn't help but smile, knowing for the first time that her mother would also be worried about her daughter's jealousy. To be honest, in the first few years of coming here, she had some hatred for Ye Hexiang in her heart, but after a long time and more experiences, this meager hatred has long been gone.

She is such a person, whether you hate her or not, she will do the same, and the concept of patriarchy has been deeply rooted in her bone marrow. Besides, she wasn't her real daughter.

Ye Hexiang saw Zhang Xing smiling and didn't answer, and glared at her fiercely, "Did you hear that?"

"I hear you. Zhang Xing replied.

Saying goodbye to Ye Hexiang, Zhang Xing went to sit with Uncle Fu and Uncle Ye, and talked to Fu Xianglian, and asked her to take care of the people left here.

When Zhang Xing arrived at the Jinxiu Courtyard, Yun Jinlan pouted at the location of the study and said, "Your second brother is waiting for you over there." ”

The door of the study was wide open, and Zhang Xing smelled a smell of wine at the door. On the low table in front of Wei Minwu, there were a few small dishes, a pot of wine, and a few wine cups.

"Sit down. Wei Minwu took a bowl and poured it straight over, and pushed it over, "Where's the stone, why didn't I come with you?"

"He drank too much and had fallen asleep. "At this family banquet, the elders of several families were there, and after drinking the stone three times, their faces were already red. Zhang Xing thought that he was going to do it tomorrow, so he asked people to carry him back to the room to rest.

At today's banquet, although the men's and women's seats were separated, they were not far from each other, and the whole banquet was full of shouting, but Zhang Xing didn't hear Wei Minwu's voice, she expected that Wei Minwu had thoughts, so it was not unusual for him to pour himself a drink.

Wei Minwu took another sip of wine and said, "Anyang, I really don't want you to go there." ”

Zhang Xing knew that Wei Minwu had different feelings for Anyang, when he was thirteen years old, he was drawn to Anyang to build a new capital, and fled back a few years later, his appearance changed greatly, and he was no longer afraid of stubbornness. When the pursuers arrived, he fled by boat and was led into the caravan. Over the years, although they also had shops in Anyang, Wei Minwu rarely set foot there.

Anyang will definitely not be good in his memory, so he doesn't want Zhang Xing to go to Anyang.

But Anyang is already a must-go. Not to mention the status of the stone in the Shen family's court now, just what she said to Shen Huaijin, she couldn't help but go.

"Come, take a sip with me. Wei Minwu raised his glass and said.

Zhang Xing picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine.

"Big brother hasn't come back yet, you have to go to Anyang again, and I don't know when our brothers and sisters will be reunited. ”

Zhang Xing couldn't say comforting words, she left this time, and she didn't know where the road ahead was?

Wei Minwu shook his head and staggered to his feet.

Zhang Xing also stood up and wanted to help. Wei Min Wu said: "You sit down." He took out a painting from the basket next to him and handed it to Zhang Xing. Zhang Xing opened it and saw that it was a landscape painting, although the ink was strange, but the payment was an unknown person.

She was surprised in her heart - for no reason, what did Wei Minwu give her this?

Wei Minwu took the painting, spread it out, took a sip of wine, and sprayed it all on the picture, the color of the painting gradually faded, the mountain was no longer a mountain, and the water did not look like water anymore. Wei Minwu carefully started from the corners and crushed them, and they were actually divided into two layers.

Zhang Xing watched in amazement as Wei Minwu uncovered the upper layer and took Zhang Zhang's thin silk juan from it. He spread the silk juan on a white piece of paper, blew it carefully, and handed it to Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing saw that the palace building was painted on it, and the exit was marked with heavy ink at the bottom, and after looking at it for a long time, he realized that this was a map, "This, this ......"

"This is Anyang's secret passage map, and a few of us relied on this back then. Wei Minwu said.

More than ten years ago, he was pressed to Anyang to build a new capital, the days were really bad, the officials did not care about the life and death of their laborers, less food and clothing, that was too common, and there were often beatings and abuses. In a year, less than half of the twenty or thirty people who went with them were alive. If he hadn't been alert and climbed an old fritter, he wouldn't have been able to endure it for so many years.

Before the old oilman came here, he had done the work of digging holes and digging graves to steal dead people's things, and not long after he came in, he noticed that something was wrong. Married a few people, worked during the day, made holes at night, and fought hard from the palace to the outside of the city. Only then did he escape.

"That's all there is to it, everyone who knows, except for you and me, has passed away. Hello, you will be able to use it in the future. Wei Minwu's face and eyes turned red.

The people who participated in this matter back then all swore a poisonous oath, even if they were arrested, they could not disclose it, otherwise not only would they die without a place to be buried, but even their families would not be able to die well. A group of six of them, all of them crawled out of the tunnel, except for two who didn't survive. He was the youngest of them, and the old oilman put things on him. Later, while on the run, another did not survive. After joining the horse gang, the old oilman lived a stable life after the New Year, and the old illness recurred, and he also followed. The remaining one, who encountered the plague on the way to the horse gang in the early years, did not survive.

Over the years, so many people, only he remains.