At night, Harafu.

Su Ling was a rare guest in the original mansion, he sat alone in the open front hall, did not drink tea, the servant of the original mansion knew the preferences of this adult, and directly brought him a pot of light Huaiyang rice wine, he waved his hand and asked the servant to leave, and poured himself a drink.

He drank the wine very slowly, taking small sips, each sip of wine had to be passed through his mouth, leaving a taste, and then slowly sliding into his throat, and from time to time he would sigh and drink a pot of cheap Huaiyang rice wine like heavenly elixir.

When he finished drinking the second glass of wine, Yuan Yuxin finally walked in and sat next to him, Su Ling was still drinking, and he didn't care about Yuan Yuxin, Yuan Yuxin didn't look at him, he picked up a cup of tea that was still steaming and took a sip, staring at the night sky outside the door in a daze.

Su Ling put down the wine glass and asked, "A few days ago, the original girl was arrested, but did you have eyebrows?" ”

"Yingzhou people." Yuan Yuxin only replied to this sentence, so he didn't say more.

Su Ling nodded, indicating that she already knew the answer, "The Red Turban Thief's southward journey this time is a warning to us, which means that even south of the Chijiang River will not be peaceful for too long. ”

Yuan Yuxin sighed and was silent for a long time, and he finally said, "What do those broken things of the emperors and princes have to do with me?" They want to fight or fight, I just want to guard this Huaiyang City, see that my heart is safe, and live this life happily. ”

"The affairs of the world, since you are the people of the world, how can you stay out of them? Ordinary people are just ordinary people, you want to be Xin, it can be said that you are grasping one-third of the wealth in the world, even if you want to, will those princes agree? Su Ling took another sip of wine, he looked at his teenage friend, smiled wryly and shook his head.

Yuan Yuxin put the teacup on the table heavily, with an angry face on his face, "If they don't agree, I will beat them until they agree!" ”

"If you're like that, aren't you also in this game?" Su Ling said with a smile.

Yuan Yuxin glared at Su Ling and didn't speak again.

After Su Ling finished drinking another glass of wine, he asked again, "I heard that the original girl went back to Huaiyang with a teenager that day, or did the young man carry the original girl back?" How's that saying, how is that teenager? ”

"Go, go," Yuan Yuxin waved his hand angrily, "Don't give me any pot that I don't want to mention, I don't think any of the sons and brothers in Huaiyang City are worthy of my family's heart, let alone that stinky boy?" ”

Su Ling smiled with a smile on her face, lowered her body, and leaned over to Yuan Yuxin, "You said that you don't count, what if the original girl likes someone like that kid?" ”

"You know a!" The usually modest and elegant old man actually burst into foul language, "They are lonely and widowed in a cave, my daughter is still disheveled, and I haven't even settled accounts with that kid." ”

Su Ling touched her chin, as if she couldn't believe it, "Really?" I don't think that kid is like that. ”

"You haven't seen anyone before, you're talking a fart here!" Yuan Yuxin scolded again.

"I've seen it, who said I haven't seen it!" Su Ling smiled proudly, "I followed him for a while after that kid came out of your house that day, and then I followed him for two days, I look like a very honest person, he is handsome, but not worse than those sons and brothers who wave a broken fan at any time." ”

Yuan Yuxin sneered twice, "Oh? Is it? How can someone who can affirm our General Su be bad? ”

"False praise, false praise." Su Ling laughed twice, ignoring Yuan Yuxin's sarcasm.

Yuan Yuxin was also deeply impressed by this old friend's cheekiness, and he stretched out his finger and pointed at Su Ling's head and scolded, "You old thief, don't do anything superfluous!" My family is still young, and I can't get married! ”

"I know, who doesn't know that Master Yuan, you are the most precious your daughter, how dare I? If I do, you're not going to have to skin me? Su Ling didn't hide, but waited for Yuan Yuxin to finish speaking, then stretched out his two hands, pressed Yuan Yuxin's hand down with a flattering face, and then said, "Eliminate the gas, eliminate the gas." ”

Yuan Yuxin snorted coldly and stopped paying attention to this cheeky old friend.

Su Ling stopped laughing, and suddenly became serious again, "Huaiyang's matter, you have already made a plan, that state Mu Ye Cheng, a soft bone, maybe when the situation in the north is certain, Tuoba Yan waved his army south, and Ye Chengcheng directly opened the city and surrendered." ”

"The state capital is in Danyang County in the north, 108,000 miles away from this Huaiyang, what does it have to do with me if he surrenders?"

Su Ling shook her head and said, "What is most lacking in war?" It's money, what does Huaiyang have? If you have money, he will go south and march to Huaiyang, and he will definitely kill you rich people first, even if you choose to attach yourself to him and give him money, he may still be dissatisfied, because you will definitely not give it all to him, and if you have money, you should still hold it in your own hands and feel at ease. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, Tuoba Yan is contained by the three states of Youbei and can't cross the Chijiang River, which of these state shepherds, together with those wealthy families, has no ambition? You originally wanted Xin to have so much money in your hands, once you are at a disadvantage, you will definitely be divided and eaten by the county guards in the city and those noble clans. ”

"If you want to protect the original girl, then you have to prepare for the worst, my words have already been said about this, and the rest, you can decide for yourself." After saying these words, Su Ling stood up, carried the half pot of rice wine, and left slowly.

Yuan Yuxin was the only one left, silent in the empty front hall.

......

In a blink of an eye, it was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and Old Man Tang said something to Lou Qi last night, saying that the identity of the group had been clarified, and he would not come to trouble them again, and Lou Qi could take Jiang Xin home.

Lou got up early today, got up early, got the equipment early, and waited until noon when the weather was a little better, he wrapped Jiang Xin tightly and pushed her out of Huaiyang City with a cart.

Su Jingchen and Yan Bailu sent them all the way to the city gate, their feet wearing comfortable new shoes that Jiang Xin had made for them.

Yan Bailu pulled the corner of Lasu's shocking clothes, raised his head and said, "Brother, the shoes made by Aunt Jiang are so comfortable!" It's the first time I've worn shoes that are so comfortable! ”

Su Jingchen lowered his head, reached out and rubbed Yan Bailu's little head, and said with a smile, "Brother is also the first time to wear such comfortable shoes, and when Aunt Jiang comes to be a guest in the future, you have to remember to call someone well." ”

"Got it, got it." Yan Bailu shook her head and smiled, revealing two small dimples, her front teeth were almost long, and when they first met last year, they were simply two people, but those eyes were still as bright as before.

"Alright, let's go back." Su Jingchen took Yan Bailu's hand.

"I want to eat sugar gourds!" Yan Bailu suddenly jumped up and said.

"Okay, let's go buy it." Su Jingchen smiled.

Two figures, one big and one small, slowly walked on the street that gradually began to be lively, everything looked so beautiful.

......

Lou Qi didn't come back today, probably to stay at home for two days, Yan Bailu still didn't dare to sleep alone, and Xiaomei had to go home at night, so she had to go to sleep with Su Jingchen, and when Su Jingchen finally put Yan Bailu to sleep, he crept out of bed and knocked on Old Man Tang's door.

"Come in, it's unlocked." It was Donald's voice.

Su Jingchen opened the door, Old Man Tang was sitting on a stool with his eyes closed, and there was a cup of tea still steaming on the table at hand, smelling the smell, probably Huaiyang's Longjing.

Su Jingchen stood at the door, not knowing what to say.

"Come and sit down first." The old man gestured to the stool beside him.

Su Jingchen answered, walked over to the old man's side, and sat down slowly.

"Say whatever you want." The old man's eyes were still closed.

Su Jingchen scratched his head and said, "I think, go further south, I always feel that I am here, there is still something missing." ”

The old man nodded, picked up the teacup, and took a small sip, "It's time for you to go south, but do you know where to go south?" ”

"I don't know." Su Jingchen shook his head and replied honestly.

The old man put down the teacup and whispered, "Yunzhou." ”

"Yunzhou?" Su Jingchen lowered his head and pondered, wanting to find out something about Yunzhou from his mind.

"Don't think about it, Yunzhou doesn't belong to Daxi, even business contacts are very rare, and occasionally there are things about Yunzhou, which are also some mythical fabrications." The old man raised his head and fell into a deep memory, "Yunzhou, I've only been there once in my life." ”

"So, what kind of place is Yunzhou like?" Su Jingchen asked.

"It's pure, it's cruel," the old man smiled suddenly, "but it's also beautiful." ”

Su Jingchen was stunned for a moment, the place that can make this strange old man say that it is beautiful is probably really beautiful, he turned his head to look at the old man, and stopped talking.

"Are you worried about entanglement?"

Su Jingchen didn't make a sound, just nodded.

The old man waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this, I will give it to you when the time comes, not much, but it should be enough for you to spend in Yunzhou." ”

Su Jingchen's face was embarrassed, and he was silent for a while, and he finally said, "But how can I be embarrassed to take your money for nothing?" ”

The old man was about to say something, but Su Jingchen suddenly said again, "When I borrowed it from you, I will definitely return it to you in the future." ”

The old man stroked his beard and laughed, "Okay, let the old man borrow you." ”

The old man suddenly patted Su Jingchen's shoulder again and said, "Always keep this money in your heart, don't die in Yunzhou." ”

"Well, it won't." Su Jingchen replied softly.

"But you can't leave yet, you go to the city to buy some things you might need on your way, and when you're ready, it's not too late to go," said the old man, taking his teacup and drinking it all, "all right, rest early." ”

"You too, get some rest early." Su Jingchen got up and bowed slightly to the old man, exited the room, he stood under the eaves, looked up at Mingyue who had just emerged from the clouds, and suddenly smiled.

Now I'm not very old, and I owe a lot of debts, and I don't know when I'll be able to pay them off.