"He said his name was Tian Baishu?" Li Qiutong said in surprise.

"That's right. ”

"Quick, quick, quick, please let him in. Forget it, I'll go out to meet him. With that, Li Qiutong ran out with excitement.

In front of the door, Li Qiutong finally saw the familiar figure, still in an informal robe, sparse beard, a scholar who was the least like a scholar.

"Brother Shu. Li Qiutong greeted him from afar.

When Tian Baishu heard the voice, he saw Li Qiutong running towards him.

"Boy, long time no see. ”

"yes, it's been a long time. The two hugged each other excitedly.

After separating, Li Qiutong found that there was another person standing next to Tian Baishu, who was his fiancée Shu Luoluo.

"My sister-in-law is here too. Li Qiutong is in a good mood now, no matter what identity he is now, for Li Qiutong, the only big brother in his life is the only playmate in his childhood.

"Yes, long time no see, now I'm going to call General Li. Shu Luoluo was still a little restrained in the face of Li Qiutong.

"What is the name General Li, still call me Xiaotong, come, it's too cold outside, Brother Shu, sister-in-law, come in." I was just about to eat. Li Qiutong enthusiastically led the two to the house.

"Xiaoyu, go get some food, and then pour some wine. ”

Tian Baishu hurriedly stopped: "I don't dare to drink with you kid." ”

After saying this, Li Qiutong realized, "Yes, yes, I can't drink it." In this way, Brother Shu drinks, I don't drink it. ”

"You kid, you've been doing well in the past few years. As soon as Luoluo and I heard yesterday that this new general was called Li Qiutong, I was sure that it was you kid. ”

Li Qiutong said helplessly: "What's not bad, this is not in the Tang Kingdom and Tang Zong fell out, and there is no choice but to flee to Zhenbei Pass." Anyway, I didn't expect to meet you here. When I heard that the city of Tyumen was captured, I asked someone to look for you, but I didn't find it. ”

Speaking of this, Tian Baishu also sighed with emotion: "Alas, it was really a good fate at the beginning, I took Luoluo to Zhenbeiguan to visit a relative, but I got the news of the fall of Tyumen City before I went back." As a native of the Song Dynasty, Tian Baishu still has an extremely deep affection for the country, and it is very painful for him to suddenly become a person who has lost the country.

Li Qiutong also noticed Tian Baishu's lonely expression, "Brother Shu, let it pass in the past, you are now settled in Zhenbei Pass, right?"

Tian Baishu drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, "Yes, the past is drifting away like the wind, only the dead people still exist." ”

The two slowly chatted about a lot of experiences, and Li Qiutong learned that Tian Baishu's relatives had built a Zhenbei school to teach and educate people and spread literature in Zhenbeiguan. Tian Baishu is also working as a lecturer at this school now, which also makes his talent useful. It's just that the Qin State has been preparing for a long time before, and Zhang Xiu's deduction of public funds has led to the fact that the school is now basically in name only, first the students can't pay the tuition, and then the senate is also difficult to allocate teaching funds, resulting in the current Zhenbei school is relying on Uncle Tian Baishu's own money to maintain, but the most serious thing is the loss of students, there was forced conscription in the past, and there were new mining areas in the back, resulting in fewer and fewer students, and some left without even finishing primary education.

"Xiaotong, in fact, I came to you this time, mainly to meet you, and then I want to ask you for a favor. Even when Tian Baishu said this, his tone was a little embarrassed. With his temperament, if he hadn't really had no choice, he wouldn't have come specifically to find this brother he hadn't seen for many years.

However, Li Qiutong was quite frank, "You say, Brother Shu is busy, I must help." ”

"It's also my uncle's school that has really encountered some problems recently, plus the frequent wars in the past few years, and fewer and fewer people are studying, I don't think this is a good thing. ”

Li Qiutong listened and listened, and combined with the previous events, he understood what was going on, "Okay, it's a trivial matter." Brother Shu, reading is indeed a good thing, I will take them to you tomorrow to see, if there are any requirements, you can mention them directly. ”

Li Qiutong's blunt answer also relieved Tian Baishu's worried heart, although the relationship between the two was really good, but now that Li Qiutong is developed, he has fallen like this.

"Then thank you Xiaotong. ”

"Brother Shu, it is a blessing that we can meet again in this troubled world. ”

"Yes, there is providence in the dark. Come and pay tribute to the past with this cup. As he spoke, Tian Baishu drank another cup.

"Brother Li, are these two your friends?" Lin Ai, who had just woken up, followed the voice and found Li Qiutong.

"Xiao Ai, are you awake? Come and sit down. ”

As soon as Lin Ai sat down, Li Qiutong introduced: "Xiao Ai, this is Tian Baishu, my best brother in Tyumen City before. This is Shu Luoluo, my sister-in-law. ”

Shu Luoluo said politely: "Hello." ”

Tian Baishu asked curiously: "This beautiful girl can't be a younger brother and sister, right?" ”

Li Qiutong explained: "No, Xiao Ai and I are friends. By the way, it was you who introduced me to the Lin family before I met her, if it weren't for Xiao Ai's help, I wouldn't be where I am today. ”

"Are you from the Lin family?" Tian Baishu's face suddenly turned cold.

"My name is Lin Ai, and I am the current head of the Lin family. Mr. Tian, hello, I have heard the name of Tian Baishu, a scholar in the autumn tomorrow, and I am really fortunate to see it today. ”

However, Tian Baishu's face was very gloomy, "Don't dare, don't dare." How dare a poor scholar like me make friends with the famous Lin family. ”

Li Qiutong noticed that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and was about to speak, when Lin Ai calmly asked, "Mr. Tian, what do you mean?"

Tian Baishu smiled, "Hmph, although I, Tian Baishu, can't report to the country, but I have never been ashamed of the Song Kingdom, I am loyal to the Song Kingdom, unlike some people, who are in a high position, but they buy the country for glory and steal their lives." Let's go, this filthy place should not stay for a long time. After speaking, Tian Baishu patted his body, turned around and left without saying a word.

"Brother Shu, what's wrong with you. Li Qiutong had a question mark on his face and was about to chase out.

Shu Luoluo grabbed him, "General Li, don't worry, I'll just go and take a look, I'm sorry to disturb you today." ”

"This brother Shu too, I didn't say it clearly, sister-in-law, you remember to tell Brother Shu, wait a few days, I'll be fine, I'll visit you. ”

Shu Luoluo nodded, and after glancing at the silent Lin Ai, she also chased after her husband.

Li Qiutong reluctantly sat back in his original position, while Lin Ai sat without saying a word, his face expressionless. It was the first time Li Qiutong had seen Lin Ai like this.

"Xiao Ai, are you okay. Brother Shu, those who read books are like that, don't you care. Li Qiutong said with concern.

Lin Ai lowered his head, "Brother Li, do you also think I'm a traitor?"

Li Qiutong exhaled and said with a smile: "You are a traitor, then I am not also a traitor, right?" ”

"That's different, you don't have much friendship with Tang Guo, but Song Guo and the Lin family have a history of hundreds of years, but I directly betrayed my country. Lin Ai's voice was lonely and self-blaming. In fact, before making this decision, she had expected that she would have a reputation as a traitor, but she believed that she could bear it, and believed that she could face all the scolding and guilt for the sake of the Lin family. It's just that when you are really pointed at and scolded by others, how can that pain be good.

Li Qiutong was silent for a while, and said: "If you sell the country, you will sell the country, how can there be a way to have both worlds." As he spoke, Li Qiutong stretched out his finger and condensed a black and white Yin Yang Wu Yuan.

"You see, just like my Yin Yang Wu Yuan, there is no black and white word for anything in this world. There is no absolute wrong, and there is no absolute right. You betrayed the Song Kingdom for the Lin family, and I betrayed the Tang Kingdom for my brother, in fact, they are all the same. In the past few years, in fact, my biggest realization is that as long as people follow their original intentions, it is enough. Other people's opinions are other people's opinions, and you don't go against your own heart. ”

Lin Ai raised his head and looked at the smiling Li Qiutong, "Brother Li, thank you, I understand." ”

Seeing Lin Ai's gradually recovering smile, Li Qiutong also breathed a sigh of relief, "You see this meal is cold, I'll go and make it for you again." ”

"You can also cook?" Lin Ai said in surprise.

"Of course, I'll show you a hand today. ”

Walking to the kitchen, Li Qiutong asked the chef to go back to rest early, and he began a series of smooth operations. Lin Ai stood aside and wanted to help, but found that he couldn't help anything, he wanted to cut vegetables, no, he wanted to light the fire, no.

"By the way, did I give you that sword last time?"

"With it. With that, Lin Ai handed the sword to Li Qiutong from behind him.

Li Qiutong took the sword and cut it at the meat. "It's still easy to use this sword for cutting vegetables. ”

Seeing Li Qiutong's busy appearance, Lin Ai didn't care at all that Li Qiutong was actually chopping vegetables with the tokens of the two, she only felt that her heart seemed to be beating so fast.

"It turns out that you haven't changed at all, it's just that I've changed. ”

And in the yin and yang dragon pattern stick leaning against the corner of the wall, there are also two voices discussing.

"Yulong, you said that tonight, can they sleep together?"

"Impossible, Qiu Tong only has the young lady I saw last time in my heart, although Xiao Ai is not bad, but I can feel that Qiu Tong's heart is not beating so fast. ”

"Hehe, you don't know about Yulong, it is impossible for a man to endure a woman who likes him. ”

Jade Dragon's voice changed, "So, if the little female dragon takes a fancy to you, will you also abandon me?"

As soon as Zhilong heard this, he sensed that something was wrong, "How is this possible, I am not an ignorant human. ”

"The last time I saw that fox, you could see that her eyes had changed. ”

"It's not, it's not, surprised, it's the first time I've seen a female creature other than you, you have to understand me. Zhilong said bitterly.

But the jade dragon didn't want to pay attention to him. Just the two who looked at each other laughing. "Who do you think Qiu Tong will be with in the end? ”

"I reckon he'll have both. Zhilong blurted out without thinking about it.

Yulong gave him a blank look, completely ignoring him.