Xinzhuang in Heyang County was completed, and Situ Yan and Duanmu Xuan stayed in Xinzhuang for nearly a month. And Situ Yan placed all the minions on Situ's Mansion in Henan County in Xinzhuangzi, and even in Beijing, in addition to the dark night and dark wind, the remaining six members of the secret word team also stayed in Xinzhuang, still a little overstretched and too busy.

"Dark Night, you mentioned a few months ago that you wanted to buy some more, I don't know if you like it?" Situ Yan sat in the study and sorted out the accounts while asking about the dark night. Duanmu Xuan sat on the side and drank tea. He is curious about everything about Situ Yan, but he will not inquire about everything.

He knows Situ Yan and knows what he can ask and what he can't, after all, everyone has secrets. And Situ Yan, who raised people and trained private soldiers, didn't tell Duanmu Xuanxi about it, that is, he didn't want him to know. Now that he can not shy away from him, it is already a great trust in him.

"Back to the master, the person bought about thirty of them before, but after the subordinates have observed these days, some of them have been sold, and now there are only fifteen left." Although Dark Night is very good at observing words and feelings, he still feels that his vision of seeing people is not as good as that of his master, so newcomers are bought and observed for a long time and then carefully selected before they dare to bring it to the master.

"Well, then let's get these fifteen people to Zhuangzi first, now the manpower here is too tight, and everyone is working hard!" In her opinion, although these people were slaves she had bought, she did not call them as slaves, and although she could not make them work only eight hours a day, at least she should let them have enough time to rest. After all, she is not the 'Zhou Peel' of the old society.

"Yes! The subordinates will ask someone to take them into the village! ”

"Well, remember except for the eight of you. All those who enter the village must blindfold their eyes, and this harm must not be had. It is indispensable to prevent people! The more careful and meticulous you are, the better! Situ Yan told her, so she let the dark night retreat first.

"Yan'er, if you are short of people here, I can arrange for the people of the Iron Blood Guard to help first, you can rest assured, the people of the Iron Blood Guard are very tight-mouthed, and they will never spread the matter of Zhuangzi to the outside!"

"What kind of team is the 'Iron Guard' of the Guogong Mansion. I'm afraid that everyone in the entire Wu Kingdom knows about it, so how can I not believe it. It's just that this is not the Zhuangzi of the Guogong Mansion after all, if I really ask you for help. Let outsiders know, I'm afraid that it will damage the reputation of the Iron Guard, and it will be a big deal if it hurts the dignity of the Guogong Mansion! Although Situ Yan now has Duanmu Xuan in her heart, she still doesn't want to owe him favors. After all, she will not marry him. Even she couldn't tell.

"Yan'er is free! It's just that seeing you work so hard makes me feel uncomfortable! Duanmu Xuan was just worried about Situ Yan's body, seeing that she was busy inside and outside these days, even the harvesting of alfalfa grass, the planting of herbs, the care of flower beds and other small things, she had to do it herself. I'm really worried that she won't be able to bear it.

"If you get used to it, if you have nothing to do one day, you will get sick idle. After the Qin family washed away the blood feud before, it was a matter of heart. That's when he fell ill. Now so busy, people have sustenance! Situ Yan also wants to live a leisurely life. But now that the situation is not stable, she has to plan more for herself and her relatives. She didn't want it to happen again.

"Yan'er, I want to take care of you for the rest of your life! Would you like to give me this opportunity? Duanmu Xuan's words have been held back for a long time, and he has been afraid in his heart, not daring to ask, for fear of hearing Situ Yan's categorical refusal. But now that he has figured it out, even if Situ Yan refuses, he will not give up.

"Brother Xuan, I really can't answer you! One is that I am still young, and I am still a few years away from Jilu. The second is that there is no eldest sister-in-law in the family, if even I am not in the house, what should my brother do? The former sentence is Situ Yan's sincere words, but the latter sentence is just an excuse for Situ Yan.

Duanmu Xuan was not only not sad when he heard it, but he was overjoyed, Situ Yan said two things, not because he didn't like him, it can be seen that his efforts these days have paid off.

"Yan'er, I don't want you to marry me immediately, I can wait, wait until you are married, wait until the day you want to marry me. But if you are willing to give me a chance, can we get engaged first, at least then I will go to Situ Mansion without having to be sneaky, and I will have to find a lot of excuses! Duanmu Xuan originally wanted to say that if he was engaged, there would be no more disciples like Cheng Feng who were entangled with Situ Yan, but he was afraid that saying so would make Situ Yan feel that he was stingy and jealous. Only then did the conversation change and make an excuse at random.

"Brother Xuan, how can you find any excuses, when did you come to Situ Mansion to be above board, I have never seen you steal!" Situ Yan is actually a little tempted, at least in this way, the four brothers of the Li family can live their own lives and will no longer be trapped by love. There are fewer wild bees and butterflies around her.

"Yan'er!" Duanmu Xuan's face was helpless, he was jealous of the men who surrounded Situ Yan, he just didn't want anyone to see Situ Yan's goodness, and even had an urge to trap her up. This is also an important reason why he will do his best to help Situ Yan build this Zhuangzi. After all, with this Zhuangzi, Situ Yan will stay here at least half of the time, rarely return to the capital, and have no time to take care of the Li family brothers. It's just that he doesn't want his sweetheart to know about these careful eyes.

"Brother Xuan, wait a little longer! At least wait until next year's spring festival will be tried! Situ Yan didn't refuse, which gave Duanmu Xuan infinite hope, and even he had a fluttering sense of unreality.

"Is Yan'er serious?"

"You have no jokes!"

"Okay, Zhongxian champion and first, I should be ready to marry with a generous gift! At that time, Yan'er can't regret it! ”

"Hmm!" Although Situ Yan did not answer directly, this light voice made Duanmu Xuan overjoyed more than a holy decree.

"Mo Feng, hurry up and prepare wine for your grandfather, today I will not get drunk and not return!" Mo Feng was originally standing outside the study, but he didn't hear the words of the masters, and suddenly heard the young master drinking, and he didn't react for a while. It was still Mo Yu who was clever, and after pulling the ink wind, the two of them went to prepare wine and food.

"Brother Xuan, be careful of being happy and sad!"

"It's okay, as long as Yan'er doesn't lose her words, I won't worry about big things!"

"You're a villain!" Situ Yan glanced at Duanmu Xuan, lowered her head and continued to look at the account book. But the deer in my heart is rambling, and there are really some shyness that only daughters' families have. It's just that she has always been moody and angry, so she was not seen by Duanmu Xuan.

Duanmu Xuancai didn't care what his sweetheart said. Now he only feels that the sky is bluer than usual, and even the autumn breeze is as refreshing as a spring breeze. He just wants to drink at this moment.

This is also the first time that Situ Yan has clearly given Duanmu Xuan an answer, the two have a lot of affection in Heyang County, but they don't know that Fuxiang Village has already turned the world upside down.

"Little San, why don't you discuss it with me, and go to the martial arts exam, if you really win. Could it be that you really want to go to war? Li Dalang's face was worried, and he was also a little angry with his younger brother, after all, he was the eldest brother. The younger brother didn't even let him know about this.

"Big brother, Mr. Gongsun has already hinted that with our family's background, even if the champion and the first can only be the county magistrate of a low-class county at most. And it may not be possible to make an inch of progress in his life. But Wuju's background is very different. As long as you make meritorious service in the killing field, you can be promoted. Xiao Wu's own brother is far better than me, not to mention his background. Now that he is engaged to Mr. Gongsun's granddaughter, he doesn't have to worry about his future in the future. I also want to help Xiao Wu, and when I have a chance in the future, I can fight for an inch of land above the court, at least Xiao Wu can also have multiple guarantees, right? Big brother, the lives of our four brothers were all saved by Xiao Wu. But I can't live with her everywhere, I want to do my best for Xiao Wu! ”

Saburo's words. Of course, Da Lang understood that San Lang wanted to atone for him and Xiao Si, and wanted to repay the favor to Xiao Mei instead of the four brothers, but he was reluctant, the most promising thing in the family was this third brother, if he really went to the battlefield in the future, the sword had no eyes, and it was good to have the life to come back and get promoted and make a fortune. If he is disabled or loses his life, how will he face his father and mother under Jiuquan.

But he couldn't refute his brother's decision, he couldn't be the one who didn't repay the kindness of the wolf. With red eyes, he patted Saburo's shoulder, "It's the eldest brother who is sorry for you!" ”

"What the eldest brother said, my eldest brother understands best, even if there are no such things, I want to protect Xiao Wu for the rest of my life!" San Lang knew what Li Dalang cared about most, so he would cut it first and then play it.

"Third brother, me!" Shiro looked guilty, and tears had already burst out of his eyes.

"Little four, you and I are going to have a crown salute after the New Year, and we can't cry and wipe our tears like before. I really want to take the martial arts test, and in the future, our family will be more literate and martial, and it will not make others even more red! Saburo comforted Shiro while looking at Jiro, who had something to say.

"Little three, little five, do you know that you are going to take the martial arts test?" Erlang likes to use guns and sticks, although he is not as good as Saburo, but he supports Saburo's decision.

"I mentioned it to Xiao Wu, she didn't object, she just said that I don't want to regret the decision!" San Lang said this, and the brothers naturally believed it. Da Lang had no choice but to nod, which was regarded as a promise to San Lang.

Because San Lang has a reputation for showing talent, as early as October, he directly participated in the "Wuxiang Test". On the 9th, 12th, and 15th, the examination lasted for three consecutive days, and was presided over by the patrol according to the imperial history. After taking the "Wuju people", he will enter Beijing in April of the following year to participate in the "general examination".

In those days, Saburo only deduced that he wanted to live in Henan County for a while, and Shiro was restrained at home by Dalang, so he hid it from the three brothers.

On the day of the release, Da Lang drove his younger brothers into the county seat in a car. "Hit! Hit! Big brother, come and see, the junior is really hit! Erlang in front of the emperor jumped and shouted.

Saburo just smiled and didn't squeeze into the crowd. In the first test of horses, foot, arrows, swords, swords, fist fights, bow horses, and ceremonies, he knew that he was promising. Because these little girls have been taught. And the second test of battle formation, the art of war and other knowledge, it is even more difficult for him, he has read military books. The proficiency of astronomy, geography and other knowledge in the third test was a little difficult for him, but he also heard a lot from Xiaomei. Although the answer is not ideal, he has good results in the first two games, and the third one is slightly worse, and the examiner has also given it.

On the contrary, Da Lang was not as calm as San Lang, and he squeezed to the front of the crowd anxiously, compared to when he was taking the test Xiucai, he really didn't want the third brother to go to high school this time. Even if the third brother is just a showman in his life, he is already very glorious.

"Hey!" Even if Da Lang was unwilling, Li Ren's name still appeared on the emperor's list. Now that there is another person in the family, in normal times, Li Dalang has long been overjoyed, but now he is full of worries.

Walking out of the crowd, the four brothers looked for a restaurant. "Big brother, now that the junior has become a lifter, that is the first person in the Li clan, why are you unhappy?" Erlang is happy for his younger brother from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm not happy, but when I think that Xiao San is going to the battlefield to kill his beard, my heart hurts. Those beards are all people, they are all wild people who kill people without blinking. What if the junior is injured? Da Lang glared at Erlang, he didn't understand, why this second child was so confused today, patronizing and happy, why didn't he think about his younger brother's safety.

"Big brother, I inquired a long time ago, if the junior can be admitted to the martial arts champion, he can be an official directly in the future, where have you ever seen an official go to the battlefield, at most he will command in the back, and the little three who are okay are handsome, and nothing will happen!" Erlang is not worried, but he has also tried to inquire these days, and knows that if he can be admitted to the martial arts champion, he will be a 6-rank military attaché, and then the family will spend some silver to get an official for San Lang, so naturally he doesn't have to go to the battlefield.

"Oh, why don't I know about this? Second, why didn't you say it earlier, look at me these days! Li Dalang was also a little moved by Erlang's words. San Lang just smiled, how could it be as easy as Erlang thought, but he didn't want to sweep away the second brother's interest, and he didn't want the eldest brother to worry about him, so he didn't break it.

Among the four brothers, only Shiro has some pantothenic acid in his heart, he has been with Saburo since he was born, eating, living, traveling and even schoolwork together, but now Saburo is already a person, he is still just a showman, once people move the mind of comparison, it is like a weed in the heart, and it is impossible to restore purity.

The four brothers celebrated in the restaurant before returning to Fuxiang Village, and before they entered the village, they heard the sound of crackling firecrackers.

Li Aniu opened the ancestral hall and waited for the four brothers to return to the village, and there was a big happy event in Fuxiang Village, and the village leaders and Yang patriarchs from the surrounding villages gathered in the Li family ancestral hall to wait to congratulate San Lang High School.

When the four of them entered the village, it was naturally lively, and Li Cunzheng's family held a banquet for three days, inviting the whole village to have a meal. It's just that San Lang is hiding at the moment, first, he has a similar temperament to Situ Yan and doesn't like many people, and second, the little sister hasn't come back for a few days, and he is very worried about it.

After Situ Yan returned to Beijing, he had heard about it before he entered the house, and without waiting for Situ Jin to return to the house, he left a word, so he drove directly to Fuxiang Village to see Li Sanlang. (To be continued......)