Yang Mao led his father Yang Zhao out of the city late at night and went straight to Ji'an. They have a relative who lives in Ji'an, far away from the county seat, and the officials are afraid that they will not be able to find it for a while. Before leaving, Yang Mao wrote down the address of his whereabouts on a piece of paper and stuffed it into his leather bag when Luo Qingsong went to the county office. When Luo Qingsong was riding a horse, he saw a corner of the leather bag exposed, and opened it to know. This is also Yang Mao's cleverness, so there is no need for Luo Qingsong to send disciples to inquire around.

Ji'an is in the east of the county seat, and it takes forty or fifty miles to the east after leaving the city gate. The two of them worked non-stop, ate some dry food on the way, and arrived at Ji'an Village in half a day. Yang Mao's note reads Ji'an Song's family. Luo Qingsong scolded: "The Song family in Ji'an doesn't say the name and surname, if the village is surnamed Song, how can we find him?" ”

Gege said: "You don't have to rush. Since he wrote it this way, there must be a reason for writing it this way. You just have to ask someone, and if there is no such person, we will slowly search. ”

Luo Qingsong couldn't, and slowly entered the village with two horses. The whole of Jinan is depressed, but this Ji'an is better, the branches and leaves on the trees are luxuriant, and they have not been devoured by locusts. Luo Qingsong was surprised: "It's also strange, this Ji'an has not suffered from locust plagues?" ”

Gege looked around the terrain and said: "You see that there are mountains all around, Ji'an is at the bottom of the mountain, and there are mountains overlapping on the top, just like a pot lid on the top of the head, I am afraid that the terrain is hidden so I am spared." ”

Luo Qingsong nodded and said yes. While talking, the two came to a private house. There were two old men sitting at the door playing chess. Luo Qingsong rode on his horse and asked, "That old man, do you have a surname Song here?" ”

The two old men fell on deaf ears. is still concentrating on playing chess, as if he is deaf. Luo Qingsong looked at Gege, sighed and said, "It's really unlucky." I didn't see anyone along the way, and I finally met two deaf people who were angry. ”

Gege ignored him, slowly dismounted, stepped forward and lowered his head and asked, "Two old men, excuse me." ”

Only then did the two old men turn around and ask, "Girl, what are you asking?" ”

Gege asked, "When the girl first came to your land, she wanted to find a relative on the orders of her mother. But the girl did not know the name of the relative. Mother only said that her surname was Song. How many families are there surnamed Song in Ji'an? ”

One of the old men stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "The girl is right, there is only one family surnamed Song in Ji'an, and it is in the west of the village." You go west. Go to the head and ask. ”

Gege thanked the two old men, and then rode away again. Luo Qingsong snorted and said, "Probably because I don't respect me?" ”

Gege said lightly: "Do you think the whole world knows your head Luo?" In the world, it is better to be humble and modest. ”

Luo Qingsong smiled and said, "What my sister said is true." ”

In a moment, the two walked to the end of the road. There is only one family here. Small courtyard. It's very basic. Seeing that he was so poor, Luo Qingsong first frowned and said, "I think Yang Zhao is also a big family in the county, how can there be such a poor relative?" ”

Gege has nothing to complain about, she has lived in the mountains for fifteen years, and she is used to it, even if it is simpler, she can live there. Luo Qingsong dismounted, and then helped Gege down. He was about to knock on the door. I heard the door squeak open, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy came out. The boy was poorly dressed. But the eyebrows were very delicate, and a pair of dark eyes slipped around the two of them twice, and asked, "Has the guest lost his way?" ”

Luo Qingsong said bluntly: "Don't hide it, we are Yang Zhao's guests, knowing that he is here, let him come out to greet the distinguished guests." "Anyway, lead the horse and go straight in.

The young man was not intimidated by Luo Qingsong's momentum, he was agile, closed the two doors one by one, and stuck himself in the middle, blocking Luo Qingsong's whereabouts.

Luo Qingsong was annoyed and asked, "Are you looking for death?" ”

The young man smiled and said: "This was originally my house, the guests are going to break in, and I should stop you, who is looking for death?" Seeing that the guests are not very old, most of them are children of rich families, who are full of poetry, books and etiquette, how can they be so rude? ”

Luo Qingsong was speechless for a while. Gege saw that he was not very old and his family was poor, but he spoke politely, and he had a good impression in his heart, and asked, "Little brother is right, we are waiting here." Invite the little brother to go in and be accommodating, so he said that Jingshi Luo Ye had arrived. "I don't know where the other party came from, Gege didn't want to report his family yet, so he reported Luo Qingsong's name first.

Seeing that Gege was dignified and beautiful, speaking modestly, behaving in a mannerist, and knowing that the comer was extraordinary, the young man hurriedly walked and said Wait a while, then he closed the door and went in to report. It turned out that the Song family and the Yang family were brothers and sisters many years ago and worshiped as brothers. Later, the Yang family's business grew, and the Song family fell here, and they slowly lost contact. The year before last, Song Chen, a child of the Song family, needed some silver to make a living due to his family's difficult circumstances. Father Song thought about it in every possible way, only the Yang family still had some foundation, so he relied on his old face to go to the Yang family to borrow some capital. Yang Zhao has always been generous, and he has been friends for many years, how can there be any reason not to borrow? Happily took out a hundred taels of silver, and gave it away after a good treat. Father Song bought a hundred sheep with silver, raised them on the back mountain, fattened and sold the sheep to support his family.

Father Yang is generous and kind-hearted, and it was originally his duty to help people, but he didn't expect to come to the Song family for refuge two years later. This young man is Song Chen, the youngest son of Father Song. He came back from herding sheep in the morning, and was about to go to the town to get some wine to entertain Yang Zhao and his son, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw Gege and them. Song Chen was clever, he didn't know who was coming, how could he let them in casually? Listening to Gege's self-report, he went to the house to inform his father. Dad and Yang Zhao were sitting and chatting together, and when they heard that it was Jingshi Luoye, they hurriedly stood up and said, "The benefactor has arrived, please, please!" With that, he ran out to meet the two of them.

Yang Zhao opened the door and saw that it was Luo Qingsong and Gege, his knees were weak, and he was about to kowtow when he knelt down. Luo Qingsong happily accepted three bows before nodding and saying, "You get up." After worshipping the master, Yang Zhao wanted to worship Gege again, but Gege didn't dare to accept his salute, so he stepped forward and grabbed him and said, "Daddy is old, don't worship." ”

How dare Yang Zhao get up, he had to kowtow three times before he was done. Yang Mao and the father and son of the Song family followed, and Father Yang got up and introduced the father and son of the Song family: "This is Qing Gege, and this is Luo Ye, the head of the Zhou Tian faction of the Jingshi." They are Lao Er's life-saving benefactors, Lao Er thanks to the life-saving grace of the head and Gege, it is difficult to repay in this life, and in the next life, he will be used as a cow and a horse to thank him! ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Mao knelt down and kowtowed three times. Hearing Yang Zhao say so solemnly, the father and son of the Song family were favored by Yang Zhao, so they naturally knelt down. The two men received three heads, and commanded them to get up. Song Chen made amends and said: "I was offended a lot just now, and I hope that Gege and the head of the family will forgive!" ”

Luo Qingsong snorted coldly and didn't speak, Gege instructed those who didn't know not to be guilty, and said to Daddy Song: "Daddy Song has raised a good and clever son!" ”

Father Song smiled and said, "The old woman left early, leaving only one son." The old man worked hard to raise him, not to mention anything else, but there are some smart people. Qing Gege don't praise him, the kid doesn't know the depths, and he becomes more and more offended. Come, please sit in the room. The old man's family is poor, and he is really slow to treat distinguished guests. Then he led them into the house.

Small households can't say anything about the front hall and backyard, and once the small courtyard passes, it is three tiled houses. The middle hall is used to entertain guests, and the east and west rooms are inhabited. The living room was originally small, and six or seven people were squeezed in at once, and it suddenly seemed crowded. Father Song invited Gege and the head of the house to sit on the seat, but several of them stood below and waited. Gege said: "No formality, everyone should sit down." ”

Father Song ordered Song Chen to go outside and move a few small pestles, and sit down first. Song Chen offered two cups of coarse tea. Luo Qingsong saw that it was just some tea slag, frowned and pushed it aside. Gege didn't dislike it, and took a sip of the cup.

Yang Zhao was worried about the affairs of the family, and asked: "Our father and son ran out alone, I don't know what the family is going to become?" ”

Gege said that Lu Zhixian went to his house to look for someone before dawn, and it is estimated that the land and title deeds of his family were all looted. Yang Zhao sighed and said: "It's not easy for Lao Er to buy those family businesses, it's a pity!" ”

Yang Mao comforted his father and said: "Money is originally something outside the body, as long as my father's life is not hindered, nothing else is enough to worry about." ”

Father Song also said: "Brother, don't be too anxious. Although my brother is not rich here, he has earned three or five hundred taels in the past two years by relying on his brother's principal silver. If you use it, you can just take it. ”

The matter has come to this point, and if Daddy Yang can't say anything, he can only sigh for a long time. Luo Qingsong said: "You guys are also a little stingy. How can Yang Lao'er also be a disciple in our faction, if the head of this sect doesn't care about the life or death of his disciple, then it will be unkind. I don't think you need to go back to Jinan Mansion, there is a Tie Guan family in Tai'an who is also a disciple of my faction, so you go and take refuge in them. ”

Gege said: "Since you can't go back to Jinan for the time being, and you can't live here for a long time, it's better to go to Tai'an to make a living." When things in Jinan fade away, you can think about coming back. ”

The father and son of the Yang family nodded yes. Everyone gossiped again, and when Father Song saw that it was almost noon, he said to his son Song Chen: "You kid, what are you doing sitting here?" I just asked you to drink, don't forget it. ”

Song Chen patted his head and said, "Oh, my son really forgot, so I'm going to drink." With that, he got up and quit the guest and hurriedly left.

Daddy Song also got up and said, "Daddy went to the kitchen to prepare some food." The food is poor, and Gege and the head don't care. ”

Luo Qingsong only drank a bowl of tofu brain in the morning, and his stomach was hungry, so he hurriedly urged Father Song to cook. The food is not shoddy, but it doesn't matter, as long as you can eat enough.

After a while, Song Chen drank wine and went to the kitchen to help his father clean up the dishes. It was almost another meal before they brought the meal. When the father and son of the Yang family saw it, they couldn't help but praise: "Such a table of dishes, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to buy them with money in our place." ”

Gege and Luo Qingsong took a look, only to see that there were four hot and four cold dishes on the table, and the cold dishes were: cold cucumber, onion fungus, sauced beef, and chives. The four hot dishes are also just right with two meat and two vegetarian dishes: leek eggs, home-style tofu, stewed mutton, and braised elbow. If it is in Beijing, what are these eight dishes for Luo Qingsong, who has a lot of fish and meat? But today, this table of dishes made him salivate and drool. (To be continued......)