After the list of returning to Beijing was decided, Xiao Ding immediately told everyone that he would prepare in advance for the past two days, and start his journey on the twenty-fifth day of the winter moon two days later.

The Tian family was very puzzled that Xiao Ding was in such a hurry to go on the road, and the Li family staggered over and asked Xiao Ding suspiciously: "Son, why are you in such a hurry?" Can't you go back after the New Year at home? ”

Xiao Ding knew that most of his family would not know the reason, so he explained: "I do have an urgent matter, and I need to go back and deal with it as soon as possible." I won't be at home for the New Year this year. I'm going, I don't know when I'll be able to come back next time, your second elder is at home, you have to pay more attention to your body, if there is anything, just tell them to do it. ”

When Li heard Xiao Ding say that he didn't know how long it would take to come back, he couldn't help but worry in his heart, and said, "Son, you have to take care of yourself outside, don't starve yourself anymore." You are now the marquis of the dynasty, seeing that you have a career, I am happy for your mother, but if you have an identity and status, there will be more rights and wrongs, and everything should be as good as possible to be harmonious, but don't always quarrel with others! ”

Xiao Ding listened to Li's long-winded words, and knew that parents in this world, although they all like to be verbose, but they are all out of good intentions, they are all worried that their children will suffer outside, so they will tell them in every detail.

So Xiao Ding promised again and again, and he agreed.

Zhao Laixi immediately said that when he went to the county and town to deliver vegetables tomorrow morning, he would buy all the New Year's goods in advance, and then take advantage of Xiao Ding's departure before everyone had a lively time.

As soon as everyone heard Zhao Laixi's suggestion, they all raised their hands in agreement.

After they all dispersed, Xiao Ding also returned to the stone house on the top of the back mountain.

Erniu also went to the bottom of the mountain just now, but she just stood in the corner of the living room, silently silent, and no one noticed her expression.

After returning to the stone house at the top of the mountain, Erniu still went to the bedroom alone, sitting on the kang with a blank expression, quietly in a daze.

Xiao Ding knew that his confession this time was a big blow to Erniu. Even after returning to Zhongzhou, the civet cat can accept that Erniu will marry her, and it is estimated that Erniu has a shadow psychologically, and it may not be worn out for a while.

The emotions between husband and wife are like a mirror, once there is a rift in the middle, and the hurt left in the heart, it will never be able to heal again. Even if the two reconciled at the time, in the days to come, it will be difficult to return to the beginning.

Although Xiao Ding understands the truth of this, he has nothing to do with Erniu. First of all, he has failed Erniu's sincerity, and he himself has a sense of guilt, how can he comfort Erniu? Secondly, Erniu is too persistent with him, and it is not a few words that can make sense for her to change her mind.

So, Xiao Ding had no choice but to sit in the hall, and he was also quietly thinking about his thoughts.

In the past two days, he has not been in the mood to practice, and similarly, Erniu is also in no mood to practice.

The two of them sat in the bedroom and the other in the hall, sitting in a daze, letting time pass by slowly......

Finally, Xiao Ding couldn't sit still first. He squinted at the sunlight outside the stone house. With a long sigh, I suddenly felt a little itchy on my body, and suddenly thought that I hadn't taken a bath in the past few days since I came back.

The hot spring in the cave in the back, I didn't experience it when I came back, which is a pity.

So, he decided, let's go to the back cave and take a bath first. I can't come up with a clue when I sit here thinking nonsense. Emotional things are really troublesome, fortunately, I only have two women now, Erniu and Lingmao, if Yue Yurou and the Ninth Princess are also involved in their own emotional world, then it is estimated that they will have to die of worry.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ding walked out of the stone house and into the cave where there was a mountain spring.

After the mountain springs were cleared, there were a total of five springs, and the water flow was very strong. The ditches that were dug by hand were diverted to two places.

A cliff that flows directly to the east falls from the cliff and becomes a source of water for the Yamashita family.

The other was drained into a nearby pool. This pool is specially dug for bathing.

The water that flows out of this pool is diverted to a waterhole on the mountainside, where it can be used to provide water for the animals on the hill. Then it flows down the mountain, merging with the water flowing down from the stone wall, and is drained through the field house to the thin field in the south of the village.

Xiao Ding's bathing needs are all in his jade pendant space, so there is no need to bring anything extra.

The temperature of the hot spring water is just right, and it is very comfortable to soak in.

Xiao Ding soaked for a long time of incense, then wiped his body and changed his clothes.

It was already noon, and he was about to go down the mountain to get lunch, when he saw Ou Muyun carrying a basket containing a food box and coming up the mountain.

It just so happened that there was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Xiao Ding decided that he didn't need Ou Muyun to wait until the evening to come, just let him wait for him to finish his lunch, and then directly continue to transcribe the remaining small part of the alchemy mantra.

Ou Muyun was already waiting very anxiously. Hearing that Xiao Ding had changed his mind temporarily, of course he was very happy.

In less than an afternoon, Xiao Ding taught Ou Muyun all the remaining small part of the alchemy technique to transcribe. At this point, all the inheritances stolen by Xiao Ding on the Ou family's jade slips were all written down by Ou Muyun.

To be able to get the ancestral inheritance, Ou Muyun is very happy. He felt that even his father, Ou Pengfei, the former owner of the Imperial Sword Villa, might not be able to learn the mastery of the whole family. After all, what his father had learned was all passed down from generation to generation, not that his father could use this jade ring.

After Ou Muyun descended the mountain, he hurried to find his sister Ou Mulin. In two days, he will follow Xiao Ding to Zhongzhou, and he doesn't know when he will be able to return to Luoxia Village. Therefore, before leaving, he planned to leave a copy of the Ou family inheritance that he had copied down in the past two days for Ou Mulin.

Omulin is playing with Bead and the wolf Ash. When Ou Muyun saw her, he pulled her and hurriedly walked back.

When he returned to the house, he immediately took out his pen and ink, and handed Omulin a pen as well. Then take out the martial arts, swordsmanship, and alchemy techniques that he had copied in the past two days, and tell Ou Mulin to copy a copy as well.

The two of them copied a copy of each of them.

Ou Mulin couldn't help but be secretly surprised when she saw that her family inheritance was so comprehensive, and immediately asked her brother the reason. Ou Muyun copied and told his sister what had happened in the past two days.

Ou Mulin listened to her brother's story, and understood her brother's intentions, so she accelerated her copying.

Xiao Zhu'er saw that Ou Mulin, who was playing with her, was taken away by her brother, and felt bored, so she followed. When he saw the Ou family brother and sister writing, he asked curiously.

Ou Mulin didn't hide it, so she told Xiaozhu'er everything.

Xiao Zhu'er smiled and said, "You are in a hurry to copy these things, why don't you call me to help you copy them?" ”

These girls of the Tian family, including Xiaoya Xiao'e and Erniu, usually follow Zheng Die'er to read and read when they are fine. Therefore, Xiao Zhuer has already learned to read and write, and she has been learning for almost a year, and she recognizes most of the words.

When Ou Muyun heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Sister Zhu'er, go get a pen and help us write together." "He only has two pens here, and they're already in use. Therefore, Ou Muyun asked Xiao Zhu'er to fetch her own pen.

Xiao Zhu'er said yes and ran out happily. She felt like she had found another thing to do.

It didn't take long for Xiao Zhu'er to run back with her pen, and the three of them came together to copy the inheritance of the Ou family.

Fortunately, Ou Muyun's handwriting is very neat, and each page is also marked with a serial number, so that even if it is not nailed together, it is not easy to get confused.

With the addition of Xiao Zhu'er, the three of them copied it, and the speed was naturally much faster. Among the three, Xiao Zhu'er writes the slowest, but she writes the most seriously, stroke by stroke, and strives to write every word beautifully.

In the evening, the little wolf Gray suddenly barked wildly in the front yard.

Not long after, the servant who guarded the door came to the main building in the backyard to report to Tian Dabao, saying that Tian Caishen and Zhou, as well as a large family from the old mansion, came to the courtyard and knocked on the door and claimed to see Tian Dabao.

When Tian Dabao heard that it was his father and mother who were coming, he hurriedly followed the servant to the front yard and greeted him in person.

When he arrived in the front yard, he scolded the little wolf and ordered someone to take it to another yard, so as not to pay attention to being bitten by it.

After opening the courtyard door, Tian Dabao saw the people outside clearly, only to see Tian Caishen, Zhou, Tian Erbao and his wife Luo, Tian Sanbao and his wife Wu, Tian Dahua, Tian Erhua, as well as Tian Erbao's sons Tian Xiaojin and Tian Xiaoyin, daughter Tian Xiaoyue, Tian Sanbao's son Tian Xiaocai, daughters Tian Xiaochun and Tian Xiaodong, Tian Dahua and Wang Xuexue's son Wang Gaosheng, Tian Erhua and Li Carpenter's daughter Li Xiuer......

A total of more than a dozen people stood in front of the door, as if the whole family had fled collectively, all crowded into the door of Tian Dabao's house, which was really complete.

As soon as the door opened, Zhou's pair of triangular eyes kept peeking into the yard, and after seeing Tian Dabao in the door, she scolded her head and face: "Okay, you are an unfilial dog, you built such a big house, not to mention letting your wife come to live for two days, and raising a wolf to guard the door, are you guarding against your wife coming to the door?" If I had known that you were so unfilial, I should have strangled you to death and thrown you on the mountain to feed the wild dogs. You're still standing there stupid, why don't you take us in and have a look! ”

Tian Dabao was scolded so submissively that he had to speak: "Then, everyone come in with me." ”

Zhou was not polite, and after glaring at Tian Dabao fiercely, he took the lead and stepped into the courtyard. She had already observed that the wolf that had howled in the courtyard before was no longer in the courtyard, so she dared to be the first to enter the courtyard.

Then, the group of people behind her followed into the courtyard in a chaotic manner. The servant standing by frowned, but he was speechless.

Tian Dabao was on crutches and jumped up and down to lead the way. I have been bringing these people from the old house to the reception hall on the first floor of the main building in the backyard.

Fortunately, this room is big enough, otherwise these more than ten people would come in together, and it would be really difficult to fit in an ordinary room.

After everyone found a place to sit down, Tian Dabao asked curiously: "I don't know why my father and mother and several brothers, sisters and nephews are so idle today, and come to my house, is there something wrong?" ”

Since Zhou entered the courtyard, his two eyes have been looking left and right, looking around, and after entering the house, he has also stepped everywhere. At this time, when she heard Tian Dabao asking, she couldn't stop her anger, and scolded in her mouth: "You unfilial damn thing, your wife and I will raise you once, can't you come to your house if you're fine?" You look at other people's children, after making a lot of money, they will go to honor their parents as soon as possible, and then look at you, after making a lot of money, they will enjoy Qingfu on the sidelines, and they don't care about the life or death of your father and mother, why did I give birth to such a damn stupid thing as you. I should have ...... in the first place."

Zhou continued to scold, but Tian Caishen stopped her on the side and said, "You are a dead mother-in-law, you know that you are nonsense, and you will say useless things all day long." ”

After Zhou stopped scolding, Tian Caishen turned his head to Tian Dabao, squeezed out a little smile stiffly, and said: "Isn't it, we heard that your Xiaoding is now a Hou Ye, and he plans to take his family to the capital when he comes back this time." Look, can you talk to Xiao Ding, let him take us all to Kyoto, no matter what, we are all roots of the Tian family, and we can't write two Tian characters in one stroke......"

At this time, Tian Dabao finally understood that these dozen people came to his house in the hope that Xiao Ding could bring them all to Kyoto when he left.

In Tian Dabao's opinion, this matter is not a difficult matter, anyway, Xiao Ding is going to take several people on the road this time, and even the unrelated outsider Xiao Ding can be brought to Kyoto, not to mention these relatives who have broken bones and tendons?

So, Tian Dabao immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let someone call Xiaoding over, and I'll talk to him." ”

Immediately, Tian Dabao instructed the servants who were waiting on the side to go to the back mountain to call Xiaoding over, saying that there was something to discuss with him.

The servant said yes and went to the back mountain.

Xiao Ding heard the servant say that Tian Dabao had something to discuss with him, and he thought it was to discuss the matter of returning to Zhongzhou. He didn't expect that the people on the other side of the old house, a large family, including Tian Dahua and Tian Erhua, who had been married for many years, also came over with their children.

Xiao Ding became a marquis, and the news that he was going to take his family to Kyoto when he came back was actually the first thing Tian Erhua heard. She was in the town, and happened to hear the shopkeeper of a restaurant talk about this, and when she inquired, it turned out that Zhao Laixi was delivering food, because he was happy for a while, so he told about it, and then the shopkeeper of the restaurant spread it, in fact, they were all envious of Tian Dabao's family for having a good son, because no one thought that the demented Tian fool at the beginning had now risen from the ground and suddenly became a Hou Ye.

After Tian Erhua got the news, she was sure that he was the son of Tian Dabao from Luoxia Village, and she believed it very much, because she had known about Xiao Ding becoming a general before, and now that she was promoted to Hou Ye, it was also logical.

So, Tian Erhua discussed with Carpenter Li, and went to find Tian Dahua, and then each took their children to the old house in Luoxia Village, and after saying this, the Tian family also knew the news that Xiao Ding was the Hou Ye, so they came to the door together, planning to come to Xiao Ding here to get a little light.