After a little greeting, everyone got into the carriage and went straight to Zhujia Village.

Zhujia Village has been obviously cleaned, and there is not even a single dead branch and rotten leaf on both sides of the road, and under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, there are people gathered in the dark.

Mrs. Zhu sat on the bamboo chair, leaning on the crutches, tilting her head slightly, closing her eyes as if she was asleep, only the toothless mouth was still chattering as always.

"Father......" Zhu Anxu saw the white-haired old man in the middle at a glance, strode forward, knelt straight down, and his eyes were red, "Unfilial son...... Came back......"

When Mrs. Zhu heard the voice, her drooping eyelids raised slightly, and she stared at Zhu Anxu with her mouth open, but she didn't make a sound.

"Dad, the eldest brother is back." Zhu Xueniang wiped her tears and said in Zhu Anxu's ear.

"Hmm......" Mrs. Zhu responded, and closed her eyes with her mouth closed, and after a while, there was a soft snoring sound, but the movement of her mouth did not stop.

"Father......" Zhu Anxu looked up and saw Mrs. Zhu like this, tears fell, kneeling forward, hugging Mrs. Zhu's knees, resting her head on the knees, and sobbing uncontrollably.

Zhu Yuenuan and Chu Yitong stood behind, surrounded by Lu Lin and Lu Pei.

"Second brother." Zhu Yunniang and Xu Hengjiang hurriedly squeezed in from behind, although Zhu Yunniang was red-eyed, she was quite calm, and stepped forward to reach out to help Zhu Anxu up, "It's good to go home, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it after resting." ”

"Yes, yes, it's good that Brother Xu comes back safely." The crowd chimed in.

"Father. The son carries you. Zhu Anxu raised his head, did not raise his hand to wipe away his tears, and looked up at Mrs. Zhu. Turn around, get down on one knee and wait.

"General, lowly ......" Lu Lin and Lu Pei both stepped forward.

"General?" Zhu Yuenuan was surprised, glanced at each other with Chu Yitong, and asked quietly, "On this way, have you heard him mention his identity?" ”

"No, I didn't." Chu Yitong shook his head. The expression was indifferent.

"No wonder Lu Pei was so vigilant before." Zhu Yuenuan nodded suddenly, "He's afraid that we will poison the hot pot." ”

"A man of great authority. Only these few people were brought with them when they traveled, and it was reasonable for the two Lu brothers to be cautious. Chu Yitong smiled at her, "Your uncle is a man of temperament." ”

"Second brother, there is a bamboo chair. Get up. Zhu Yunniang said softly.

"My parents raised me for 16 years, but I couldn't fulfill my filial piety for 44 years, and now I just want to carry it...... How many times can I recite it......" Zhu Anxu knelt on one knee, supported the ground with both hands, lowered his head and whispered, old tears dripping straight down, seeping into the yellow-brown mud.

Zhu Yunniang heard this, was silent, and looked at Xu Hengjiang. The two stepped forward tacitly, one left and one right, and helped Mrs. Zhu up.

Before Lu Lin and Lu Pei were about to speak, Chu Yitong stepped forward. Quietly patting them on the shoulder, the two looked back, and silently got up and stepped aside.

With the help of everyone, Zhu Anxu carried Mrs. Zhu on his back.

Old lady Zhu seemed to be asleep, lying quietly on Zhu Anxu's back.

Zhu Yuenuan occasionally raised her head, but found it. The cloudy tears that secreted from the corners of Mrs. Zhu's eyes, she couldn't help but be stunned. Sigh softly.

The courtyard of the Zhu family is on the side of the road into the village, with a stone wall and a high gate, where the Zhu family lives in five rooms.

Zhu Yuenuan and Chu Yitong fell behind, looking at the environment of the courtyard as they walked.

Zhu Anxu carried Mrs. Zhu on his back, accompanied by Zhu Yunniang and others, and entered the courtyard facing the Taimen.

The big courtyard was full of people of all ages, Zhu Yuenuan saw that she couldn't get in, so she simply stood outside with Chu Yitong, Lu Lin and Lu Pei looked around vigilantly, paying attention to Zhu Anxu's every move.

"This is the Zhu family, you two won't do it, right?" Zhu Yuenuan looked funny, turned her head and made fun of it.

"The safety of the general is the duty of our brothers, and no matter where they are, they cannot be taken lightly." Lu Pei responded with a glance.

"Hey, let me tell you in private, what kind of general are you talking about?" Zhu Yuenuan inquired curiously.

"You don't know?" Lu Lin was surprised.

"I don't know what's weird? Nobody told us. Zhu Yuenuan shrugged.

"General Auxiliary." Lu Lin said seriously, with respect on his face.

"What? He's the general of the auxiliary state? The general of the auxiliary state who defeated the Xuan'an army five years ago to recover Beiji Province? Zhu Yuenuan exclaimed in surprise, her eyes shining.

"The girl also knows about the battle five years ago?" Lu Lin looked at Zhu Yuenuan with some surprise.

"Of course, five years ago, my brother-in-law and I were in Yunshan Mansion, and we had the honor to see the demeanor of the Zhu family, but I didn't know that your Zhu family's Zhu and my Zhu family were the same family." Zhu Yuenuan smiled happily, "The general of the auxiliary country is my uncle's idol, he often says that the general of the auxiliary country is a real hero, because the general has the people in his heart." ”

"Uncle Ling?" Lu Lin asked curiously.

"Yang Mufan." Zhu Yuenuan smiled, didn't say much about Yang Mufan, and looked at Zhu Anxu in the main hall, "However, if you didn't say it, it would be really difficult for me to connect the elegant old man in front of me with the tall and majestic general in armor I saw back then." ”

"I think that this kind of Zhu Lao is the real Zhu Lao." Chu Yitong chuckled.

At this time, the elders in the main hall had already finished greetings.

"Nuan." Yang Muping came out of it, stood at the door and looked around, saw Zhu Yuenuan's side, and beckoned, "Yu Zhi, come and see your uncle." ”

"Nuan? Ah, is it a warm moon? Yang Muping's side became lively again, and everyone followed Yang Muping's gaze to look this way, falling on Zhu Yuenuan and Chu Yitong.

"This is Brother Sheng'er's eldest daughter-in-law and eldest son-in-law?"

"Yes." Yang Muping bowed slightly, and beckoned to Zhu Yuenuan again.

"You're so handsome......"

In a compliment, Zhu Yuenuan and Chu Yitong followed Yang Muping into the door and saluted the elders present.

"No courtesy, no courtesy." Zhu Anxu nodded happily and held his hands weakly, "It seems that I really have a relationship with them, but I didn't expect that it was my niece's granddaughter and nephew's grandson-in-law." ”

"We didn't expect that the famous auxiliary general was your uncle." Zhu Yuenuan got up, with obvious admiration and joy in her eyes, "Five years ago, I saw you in Yunshan Mansion." ”

"Oh? Have you ever been to Yunshan Mansion? Zhu Anxu suddenly became interested.

"Yes, the Battle of Xuan'an, when I saw you leading the Zhu family army to the battle, I followed my brother-in-law at that time." Zhu Yuenuan nodded heavily, her eyes lingered on Zhu Anxu, hesitated for a moment, and then stopped.

"Who is your brother-in-law?" Zhu Anxu asked again.

"Yang Mufan, known as Mr. Qing Miao." Xu Hengjiang, who was sitting on the side, smiled and helped answer, "The warm girl was raised by Xu Shi since childhood, a few years ago, Yuyang Mansion set up a fight, and raised countless grains and grass, which was Zhu Jiajun's. ”

"Over the years, I have written countless letters and sent countless cronies, all of which have been lost in the sea, and it was not until a few years ago that the Holy Grace summoned me back to Beijing, and I got the opportunity." Zhu Anxu looked at Zhu Yuenuan, nodded again and again, and said with emotion, "But I never thought that the family I was looking for would be so close to me......

"Uncle, my uncle can worship you, he said that you are a great hero who really has the people in his heart, and doing his best for the Zhu family army is to do his best for the people." Zhu Yuenuan smiled with crooked eyes, "If I had known that you were my uncle, I would have dragged my brother-in-law to you." ”

"Even if they are not relatives, the door of the Zhu family army is open to all talents." Zhu Anxu laughed.

"We've been there." Zhu Yuenuan was a little regretful, "However, your cronies said that you didn't accept staff, and during that time, you seemed to be injured, and I was a little girl and a scholar with my brother-in-law, and I couldn't even enter the gate, so I changed my way and tried to be careful." ”

"Hurt? Big brother, where are you hurt? Zhu Xueniang exclaimed.

"It's all over, marching and fighting, and having a life and surviving injuries is not a big deal." Zhu Anxu stopped his hand, smiled and said, looked at Zhu Yuenuan and Chu Yitong, and asked with a smile, "Yu knows that you have the heart to serve the country?" ”

"I am ready to go to Beijing to take the exam next year." Chu Yitong smiled calmly.

"Okay, when the time comes, you can live in my house." Zhu Anxu smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, someone came in to ask Zhu Anxu for peace, and Zhu Yuenuan pulled Chu Yitong to stand behind.

There were two teenagers who came in, Zhu Guangyu's two sons and Zhu Yuenuan's cousin.

Further back is Zhu Qinglian's only daughter and Zhu Yuenuan's cousin.

Zhu Yuenuan also saw these relatives for the first time, so under Zhu Qinglian's instructions, the three of them asked Zhu Anxu for peace, and saluted Zhu Yuenuan and Chu Yitong.

The moment he saw Chu Yitong, his cousin suddenly blushed, and followed his cousin to the side timidly.

Zhu Yuenuan just looked at it and ignored it.

The Zhu family has five rooms, the old lady Zhu is the eldest son of the long house, Zhu Yuenuan is the eldest daughter of the long house, and when her generation is finished, the other rooms have also come in to visit, the topic of Zhu Anxu is the general has spread when Zhu Yuenuan and Lu Lin are talking, the village chief and the chief of the security guard came when they heard the news, not to mention the people who were related to the deceased behind.

As soon as it was tossed, it was night, and the women of the Zhu family also prepared a reception banquet, and the villagers gradually dispersed.

People from the five rooms of the Zhu family gathered.

At the table, in addition to Zhu Anxu, there was also Chu Yitong, the new son-in-law who went to Zhu's house for the first time, accompanied by Mrs. Zhu on the left and right, Xu Hengjiang and Zhu Guangsheng, and several elders of the Zhu family.

Zhu Yuenuan was pulled by Zhu Yunniang to sit at another table, and Lu Lin, Lu Pei and others were also pulled by the enthusiastic Zhu family men to sit at a table.

After entering the table, Zhu Anxu glanced left and right, looked at Zhu Xueniang in surprise, and asked, "Eldest sister, why didn't you see your brother-in-law?" ”

Suddenly, the tables that had been quite enthusiastic just now fell silent for a moment, so quiet that only the sound of the wind outside blowing the treetops remained.

"Uncle, that person...... We all assume he's dead! After a long time, Zhu Guangsheng's voice jumped out coldly. (To be continued) R580