Guozhi accepted Xiaoliu as the second oldest disciple of the martial arts hall, and then returned to the Hushan Inn. That night, Kokuji and his brother Kokuan had a heated argument. It was quiet outside the inn, and the breeze was blowing. Brother Guoan looked at Guozhi's sharp eyes and said, "Brother, they are some untouchables, why should they offend the powerful for these untouchables, what is the benefit of our He family." The county magistrate is the head of a county, do you humiliate him like this without regard for face This is a great damage to our He family, you are a jinshi, you will be an official in the imperial court in the future, and it is indispensable to deal with them, so Hu Lai will erect more political enemies for you, and it will hinder your career. ”

"Brother, brother doesn't plan to be an official in the imperial court, and he won't befriend those powerful people, I just know that it is our duty to serve the country and the people."

"Brother is not good at words, I can't compete with you, we will go back together tomorrow."

"Brother, you better go back alone first, my brother still has some things to do if he stays here."

"Okay, go back to the room to rest for my brother first, you also have to rest early," At this time, Guoan still had some smiles when he faced him, and after turning around, his face suddenly changed, he was not so happy, but his gloomy face did not have the slightest smile, it can be seen that this person's ups and downs are extremely deep, and they are hidden but always can't guess.

Guozhi looked at the back of Guoan who was about to leave, and said: "Brother, I hope you don't forget, we are also ordinary people," this sentence made Guoan stop, and after listening to Guozhi's words, he left and walked into his room. The next day, Guoan left here early in the morning and returned to Chengdu, and when he left, Guoan seemed very quiet, and did not say a word, so he left quietly. Guozhi climbed the top of Tiger Mountain and looked at the carriage of Guoan's departure until he disappeared on this mountain. It seems that his brother's calm expression today didn't say a word to him, and at this time Guozhi was thinking, "Last night's dispute may have hurt his brother, who is not very confident," Thinking of this, he shook his head and went down the mountain.

If Guozhi left here at this time, these evil slaves would still oppress them and be beaten and scolded by these evil slaves, so they still can't let go of this. After going down the mountain, He Guozhi invited the old man to live in the old house, looking at the dilapidated house, it seems that no one has lived in it for a long time, and the house was the He family ancestral hall and the Confucian Temple before. The old man looked at the dilapidated mansion, kept postponing it, and said, "This can't be done, it can't be done." ”

"Grandpa, your home is no longer inhabitable, just live in, and you can also help our He family take care of this house. You see, this house has not been cleaned for a long time, and you can clean and tidy up after you move in, and there will be a place to live when we come back in the future. ”

"Young master," the old man immediately knelt in front of Guozhi and cried with emotion.

"Little Liu, help Grandpa get up," Xiao Liu stepped forward to help the old man stand up and walked into the house together.

As night fell, the carriage stopped outside the walls. Guoan poked his head out of the window and stepped out of the carriage. The coachman next to him looked at Guoan and said, "Young Master." ”

"You go back first, Young Master Ben wants to go alone."

"Yes," said the coachman, getting into his carriage and driving into the city. At this time, Guoan's heart was a little bored, so maybe he would be in a better mood for a walk, and walked unconsciously to a restaurant - Chuannan Restaurant, and slowly walked into this restaurant, the shopkeeper came forward and said with a smile: "The eldest young master can come to our small shop to make the small shop shine, the eldest young master, please sit in the room." "It seems that the second child of this shop is very good at talking, no wonder the business in the store is so good, and the customers in the store are basically overcrowded.

When Guoan went upstairs, a person downstairs stared at him, and said to others: "Who is this person?" Squinting at the past, I felt a little unhappy in my heart. We know this person, this person is Lian Junsheng, the sworn enemy of Guozhi, the last time Guozhi beat him to a serious injury, he must have recovered at this time, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.

"This person is the eldest young master of the He family, He Guoan."

Lian Junsheng held the wine glass in his hand and turned it back and forth, thinking about some bad idea, and then drank the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, and said, "Master knows," his eyes were full of hatred.

Guoan walked in and sat down, looking a little tired. The shopkeeper stepped forward and stood aside, and said, "Young Master, what dishes do you need to order?" ”

Guoan looked at these menus and said: "Shahe plate duck, Hengjiang eyebrow crisp, vinegar-flavored steamed chicken, Nixi sesame fragrant cake, Luobiao knock noodles pig baba, just these five dishes, the wine comes to Wuliangye in southern Sichuan," the dishes are so rich, it seems that only such a rich family can enjoy it."

When the shopkeeper heard that this dish was a famous dish in southern Sichuan, he said with a smile: "Okay, young master, please wait." ”

"Well, let's go down and get ready to go."

"The little one will retire," after the shopkeeper left the room, Guoan stood on the attic, and could see the night view above the street, leaving all the unhappy things behind. When he was young, the five major dishes he ordered were served one by one, and at this time, someone pushed the door outside the door and entered. Guoan looked at this person and said, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

"A person who accompanies wine to relieve boredom, is it so important who has the last name?" This person stepped forward and sat down to look at the sumptuous wine and delicacies, and said: "If such a sumptuous delicacy is not accompanied by a confidant, it is a pity, Master He, I am willing to sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman to complain about the liver and sausage." ”

At this time, Guoan called Xiao Er into the store to add an extra pair of chopsticks and a wine glass, and then said, "How did Your Excellency know my identity?" ”

"Brother He, drink this glass of wine first and talk slowly," the man said very simply, raising his glass with both hands.

"Okay," Guoan raised his wine glass and touched it, and drank it, this person saw that Guoan was so bold, drank this glass of wine in one gulp, and then poured wine for Guoan, and said: "The reputation of the eldest young master of the He family even knows the second little shop, how can I not know?" He Guoan held the wine glass and smiled silently, what he didn't expect was that someone could still look up to him at this time, which may be a comfort to himself.

Then the man shook his head and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”

Guoan said with some doubts: "What is a pity? ”

"I've read the books you wrote and think you're a very talented person but you're not appreciated, your family talks to you like air, and it's not as good as your brother being favored at home, just because your mother's identity is a Qinglou woman, so your family often looks down on you, not to mention your younger brother, and other people?"

"Who are you?" Guoan took the case and looked at this humanity.

This person was still sitting on the stool, looking at ease, stretched out his chopsticks and put a few mouthfuls of food in his mouth, smiled, and said, "In Xia Lian Junsheng." ”

Guoan sat down and said, "Last time my brother beat you to a serious injury, I guess I came here this time to find an opportunity to take revenge." ”

"You can say yes or no, it depends on what you think?"

"We're not fellow travelers, you can go."

"I can help you remove the stumbling blocks under your feet, so that you have great ambitions, do you want to be trampled under his feet for the rest of your life, and you will never be able to lift your head? I hope you will think about it," Lian Junsheng designed to harm people and wanted to provoke it, but he didn't say anything about national security. At this time, Guoan also pondered for a while, and said, "Brother Lian, you are not welcome here, you can go." ”

"Okay, I'll go, remember that I'm waiting for you at any time in Liuxiangzhuang, if you figure it out, you can come to me," he walked out after speaking, leaving Guoan alone to drink and drink until midnight before getting up and going home. A drunk walked to the street, the street was much quieter at this time, Guoan walked to the gate of He Yuan in this way, and said with a smile: "Finally home." ”

Walked up and patted the door and said, "Open the door, open the door," and after patting for a long time, a subordinate opened the door and said, "The eldest young master is back, go and inform the old man and the lady." ”

"Don't tell grandpa about them, they must have fallen asleep."

A few subordinates did not alarm the prince and the lady, helped Guoan into his room, and then retreated. At this time, the maid Qiuyue walked into Guoan's room, poured his loose clothes on the bed, brought hot water to wipe his face, and was about to leave after covering the quilt. Guoan took Qiu Yue's hand and said, "Sister Qiu Yue, don't go, don't go, do you know that I miss you very much, I miss you." ”

Qiu Yue let go of Guoan's hand and was about to leave but at some point Guoan stood up again, stepped forward and hugged her from behind, put his head on Qiu Yue's back, and made her turn around. Guoan kissed Qiuyue lightly on the neck as if he was crazy. At this time, Qiuyue had been struggling, refusing Guoan: "Young Master, don't, don't," pushed Guoan away with one hand: "Young Master, the slave is not your Qiuyue sister, the slave is Xiaolan." ”

"No, you're Sister Qiuyue," Guoan pounced on and hugged Qiuyue tightly. Qiu Yue still said: "Young master, don't, don't." At this time, Guoan didn't care about Qiuyue's call, but on a whim, he slowly moved to the side of the bed, forcibly pressed Qiuyue on the bed, kicked off her shoes with both legs, and stretched out one hand to pull down the mosquito net.

As soon as the morning dawned, Guozhi resigned from the villagers, rode back to Chengdu with Xiaoliu on a fast horse, entered He Yuan to Taigong's study, and said, "Grandpa." ”

"Zhi'er is back, I don't know what you gained when you went back to your hometown this time?" Guozhi said a little angrily: "Grandpa, I have seen a long time when I go back to my hometown this time," and called the house slave to call the housekeeper Gou Cai. Gou Cai walked into the study of the princess and saluted one by one: "The old man, the second young master." ”

"Dog minion, are you guilty?" Guozhi slapped one hand on the desk, stood up and pointed angrily.

Gou Cai was frightened for a while, his legs were weak, and he knelt down and said, "Master, Second Young Master, I don't know what is wrong with the slave?" ”

Taigong looked at Guozhi and didn't know, so he asked, "Grandson, what did Gou Cai do to make you so angry?" ”

"Grandpa, you don't know, this dog slave connived at his domestic slaves to run rampant in the countryside, oppress the people, and beat and scolded the poor peasants we employed, but they dare not speak out!" Guozhi sat down and said, "Drag out the rod and punish fifty as a punishment." ”

"Slow," Taigong sat aside and said, "Is what Sun Er said true, Old Man Gou Cai hopes that you will tell the truth." ”

Gou was silent for a while, only nodding and admitting that there was such a thing.