"Xiang You! Xiang You! Xiang You: Where are you? ”

"Xiang You, I'm Xiang Guan, I heard a promise! Xiang You! ”

There is nothing more painful than looking for someone in a snowy night with black lights and blind fires, although there are a few torches to illuminate, but after walking down for a few miles, none of the Xiang brothers are not covered in slush, and the clean clothes that Xiang Kang just changed into are also soaked in snow again, but the Xiang brothers dare not stop, they can only shout Xiang You's name loudly, and walk towards the road to Xiapi with difficulty.

What's worse is that the snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the snow on the ground is getting deeper and deeper, accumulating to the point where it can almost submerge Xiang Kang's calves. Seeing that the situation was not right, Xiang Zhuang could only find Xiang Kang and discuss: "Xiang Kang, it's not a way to go on like this, it's too difficult to find someone with such a big snow, you have a lot of ideas, can you think of any way to find the third uncle as soon as possible?" ”

Xiang Kang racked his brains, suddenly had an idea, hurriedly took a few steps forward, and asked the servants of the Yu family who were leading the way in front, "Are there any abandoned temples around here?" Or a grass hut pavilion where you can shelter from the snow? ”

The servant of the Yu family recalled carefully, and quickly replied: "About three miles ahead, there is a deserted temple dedicated to the shrine god, which has been deserted for many years, but it should be able to hide from the snow. ”

"Take us there." Xiang Kang hurriedly ordered, and said to Xiang Zhuang in a low voice: "Third Uncle and Xiang You must be looking for a place to hide from the snow, it may be there, if not, it doesn't matter, we will hide in the snow there for the night, and continue to look for it as soon as it is dawn." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded in agreement, and hurriedly led the brothers with Xiang Kang to continue to move forward with difficulty, and after exhausting all their efforts, they finally saw the small ruined temple that had been abandoned for many years, and at the same time, what made Xiang Kang and the Xiang brothers very happy was that there was still a faint fire in the temple. Xiang Zhuang tried to shout Xiang You's name loudly again, but Xiang You's voice came from the broken temple, "Who called me?" ”

"Who called you? I! Xiang Zhuang! Xiang Zhuang was angry and bullfighting, and while striding towards the broken temple with all the brothers, he yelled: "Xiang You, you get out of here!" What are you crazy about? How did you get here? ”

Xiang Kang was careful, and immediately rolled his eyes after confirming Xiang You's voice, grabbed the Yu family servant who led the way, and took out a handful of copper coins and stuffed them in his hand, while whispering: "This eldest brother, I have worked hard for you, but I'm sorry, you have to go back immediately, and we will do the rest ourselves." ”

For Xiang Kang's copper coins, the servants of the Yu family nodded obediently and agreed, and wanted to ask for a torch to go back, but Xiang Kang categorically refused, and said to him: "Big brother, if you work hard, the torch can't be given to you, and besides, you can't go back the way you came, you have to find another way home." If you see someone on the road, you have to hide immediately. This is for your own good, but also for the good of your owner, please remember. ”

After that, Xiang Kang, who had already saved a few children by opening a blacksmith shop, took out a handful of copper coins and stuffed them into the hands of the servants of the Yu family, telling him that if he really couldn't dodge being encountered, he could only say that he was helping to lead the way to find his lost brother Xiang You, and supervised him to take a different path to leave, and then rushed quickly to the small ruined temple.

When entering the temple gate where there was no door panel, Xiang Bo and Xiang You's father and son were really in the temple, and they were still being surrounded by the Xiang brothers to speak, Xiang Kang smiled bitterly, and was about to step forward to salute, but he didn't think that Xiang Bo opened his mouth first, and roared: "Xiang Kang, come here, kneel!" ”

"You scum of the Xiang family, you also have the face to tell me to kneel?" Xiang Kang was furious in his heart, but because of the rules of this era, he had no choice but to obediently walk up to Uncle Xiang and kneel down on his knees, and said respectfully: "Little nephew Xiang Kang, I have seen the third uncle." ”

"Xiang Kang, let me ask you, after your parents passed away, who raised you?!" Xiang Bo asked sharply.

"It was your uncle and aunt, as well as the elders of the clan, who raised me together." Xiang Kang replied truthfully.

"And you're still ungrateful? Disrespectful to your aunt and brother? Xiang Bo shouted again and asked, "Also, I wrote to you and asked you for fifty knives, why did you only give twenty?" ”

"Uncle, wronged, am I disrespectful to my uncle and brother?" Xiang Kang shouted injustice, and explained: "The matter of the knife, I have already made it very clear to Xiang You and the third uncle, one is to send so many knives to Xiapi at one time, it is too eye-catching, and the other is that the blacksmith shop is not mine alone, I can't spare so much money to fight so many knives, if I don't advance the money, I am afraid that Feng Zhong will find out and find your whereabouts uncle, so I can only send twenty." ”

"Also, I also said that when I have a chance in the future, I will send you another knife, and sooner or later I will make up the amount you want from your uncle." Xiang Kang added: "You and Han Li didn't tell you about this matter? ”

Xiang Bo was speechless, and then he remembered that Han Li had indeed said to himself that Xiang Kang would send him a knife again. However, of course, Uncle Xiang would not just give up, and shouted: "Feng Zhong once led someone to arrest me, why do you still recognize the thief as your father, befriend him, and open a blacksmith shop with you?" ”

"Feng Zhong and I have turned enemies into friends, and he also respects our two uncles very much?" Xiang Kang replied in surprise, first glanced at Xiang You who was hiding in the shadows, and then carefully explained the process of his friendship with Feng Zhong, and introduced the situation of Feng Zhong coming to apologize and taking the initiative to pay New Year's greetings to his two uncles, and finally said: "As for partnering with him to open a blacksmith shop, first, because the little nephew has no money, and the second is that only by letting him come forward, can he easily buy Nirvana (coal) and iron ore from the Guanshan (mine) of the tyrannical Qin, without his help, the little nephew's blacksmith shop can't be opened at all." ”

In fact, before Xiang Kang finished speaking, Xiang Bo already understood that his precious son did not tell him the truth, but his biological son was his biological son after all, and after glaring at Xiang You quietly, Xiang Bo said angrily: "Okay, I won't ask about you and Feng Zhong for the time being." I ask you now, how did you know the secret method of iron-making? ”

"When I was a teenager, I saw it in an ancient book." Xiang Xing recounted his lies many times, and said: "But the ancient book is there, and the little nephew doesn't know, it may have been lost or sold, or it may be in our family's book collection." ”

"Can you tell me about the secret method of ironmaking? Let me know how to make that good iron? Xiang Bo finally tried to see the dagger.

"Uncle, why do you want to learn that kind of secret method of iron smelting?" Xiang Kang was taken aback, and vaguely guessed Xiang Bo's true intention when he saw him - he wanted to force himself to hand over the production process of smelting strip steel!

"You don't care about it!" Xiang Bo rudely refused to answer, and said, "I only want to ask you one thing now, are you willing to tell me the secret method of that cadre?!" ”

If the other people of the Xiang family asked, then Xiang Kang might have agreed and generously taught the ironmaking process to his brothers, but what kind of person Xiang Bo will be in the future, Xiang Kang knows better than anyone - if he gives it to Xiang Bo today, it may be surnamed Liu tomorrow for this ironmaking process. So after hesitating for a long time, Xiang Kang replied: "Returning to my uncle, it's not that the little nephew is unwilling, it's that the little nephew can't do this!" ”

"Why?" Xiang Bo's face turned ugly again.

There was already an answer in his heart, but Xiang Kang did not answer immediately, but said to the Xiang brothers: "Brothers, please go out and take a look, if anyone is eavesdropping outside." Today, you are making too much noise in Yanji Pavilion, and I am afraid that the tyrannical Qin officials there will send people to follow and eavesdrop. ”

He had already established a certain prestige among his brothers, and his words were reasonable, so after listening to Xiang Kang's words, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Han and the others really did not hesitate to go out to check the situation. Fortunately, nothing unusual was found. After Xiang Kang carefully confirmed this, he lowered his voice and said to Uncle Xiang in a low voice: "Uncle, the little nephew is for the future of our Xiang family, so I must not tell you the secret method of the cadre." ”

"For what future is the Xiang family?" Xiang Bo asked sharply.

"For the sake of our Xiang family's chance to rise up in the future." Xiang Kang replied calmly.

The dilapidated shrine temple suddenly became silent, not to mention the generally young children of the Xiang family, even the murderer Xiang Bo couldn't help but change his face, and lowered his voice and shouted: "Do you think of the soldiers?" ”

"It's not that I want to, but I want to see if there is such an opportunity." Xiang Kang said: "The little nephew looks at the general trend of the world and feels that the rule of the tyrannical Qin will definitely not last long, and the world will become a chaotic era sooner or later, so the little nephew wants to leave this secret method of the cadre to see if there is a chance to use it on the battlefield in the future." If it can really be used, our Xiang family's advantage will be too great, not only is there a hope of recovering the country, but maybe there is also a chance to avenge our eldest father, Wu Xinjun Xiang Yangong! ”

The small broken temple became quieter, and Xiang Bo and the Xiang brothers all looked at Xiang Kang as if they didn't know each other, and they couldn't believe that Xiang Kang still had such a magnificent ambition hidden in his heart. After a long time, Xiang Bocai said in a hoarse voice: "You are so bold to dare to say such a thing!" ”

"The little nephew also feels a little arrogant." Xiang Kang nodded calmly, and said: "But the little nephew believes that our Xiang family will definitely have such an opportunity, the Qin law is harsh, strict and complicated, not only the old people of the six eastern countries are miserable, but the people of the violent Qin country are also suffering. The tyrant Yingzheng and Qin II Hu Hai continued to perverse and abuse the people's power, and the people of the world were already overwhelmed, and only those who won the hearts of the people since ancient times could win the world, how could the tyrannical Qin court, which only knew that the people were suffering and harming the people, last? ”

"So the little nephew dares to conclude that in three years at most, or two years at least, there will definitely be heroes and heroes who will rise up to crusade against the tyrannical Qin, and at that time, the secret method of the little nephew will definitely be able to come in handy for our Xiang family."

Xiang Bo was completely stunned, and kept exclaiming in his heart, "This is my nephew?" This is my nephew who watched grow up? How could his opinion be consistent with Mr. Zifang's opinion that the rule of the tyrannical Qin would never last long? Also, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world? In this case, even Mr. Zifang has never said it! ”

At this time, Xiang Kang had already stood up by himself, and said to Uncle Xiang again: "Uncle, there is another reason why my little nephew can't tell you the secret method of cadres, and that is the livelihood of our Xiang family. After the Xiang family was broken, the two uncles and aunts were too difficult, and they were heartbroken for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of our Xiang family, and they were sad and white-headed. ”

"Are you so kind?" Xiang Bo snorted coldly.

"Uncle, I can testify to this, Xiang Kang has indeed been trying his best to help our uncle." Xiang Zhuang stood up and said: "After Xiang Kang got acquainted with the subordinate minister's Zhou County Order through Feng Zhong, many large families of the subordinate prime minister came to visit Xiang Kang with gifts, and Xiang Kang didn't leave anything, all of them were given to his uncle and mother to subsidize the family, which I saw with my own eyes." ”

"Uncle, we also know about this, we can also testify to Xiang Kang, he did give all his things to his uncle and mother, so our Xiang family's life is much better now than before."

The brothers of the Xiang family came forward to testify to Xiang Kang, proving that Xiang Kang has indeed been working hard to help the family and help the two uncles share the pressure of supporting the family. Xiang Bo, who teamed up with his second brother Xiang Liang to lose all his family property, heard the fever on his face, and couldn't help but glared at his son Xiang You viciously, Xiang You shrank his head and didn't dare to say anything, and hid even harder in the dark.

Uncle Xiang's small actions did not escape Xiang Kang's eyes, but in front of many brothers, Xiang Kang could not force Uncle Xiang to clean up Xiang You, who sowed discord, but said again: "Uncle, the little nephew has made it very clear, no matter whether our Xiang family has the opportunity to raise troops in the future, for the future of our Xiang family, and for the present of our Xiang family, the little nephew can't tell you the secret method of cadres." ”

"It's not that the little nephew can't trust you, uncle, the more this secret is known, the more likely it is that the news will leak out. So I'm sorry, the little nephew can only promise to find a way to send you another thirty knives to your uncle in the future, but the secret method of the commander, the little nephew must not tell you, at least not now! ”

Xiang Kang said it to this point, no matter how arrogant and unreasonable Xiang Bo was, he couldn't continue to force Xiang Kang to hand over the so-called secret method of the cadre, so he could only snort heavily and said, "Whatever you want!" But you should remember that if you start an army, you are absolutely not allowed to mention it in front of outsiders! You're not afraid of death, I'm also afraid that you'll hurt your uncle and brother! ”

"If there were other outsiders here, the little nephew would never say anything like that." Xiang Kang replied with a smile, and went to the temple to check the situation in person very carefully, beware of outsiders lying in ambush and eavesdropping, and also took the opportunity to alleviate the dispute with Xiang Bo.

Later, Xiang Bo, who was not considered extremely bad, took the initiative to mention Xiang Kang's family affairs again, and once wanted to continue south to Yanjiting, and personally came forward to force Yu Gong to fulfill his promise, Xiang Kang persuaded him bitterly, and told Xiang Bo about Huang San. Xiang Bo finally broke out in anger, slapped his precious son Xiang You in the face, and roared: "Why didn't you tell me about this? You have a feud with Yan Jiting's land snake, and you still want me to go to Yan Jiting to die? ”

"The child thinks ......, the child thinks that it shouldn't be so coincidental, and it shouldn't happen to meet that Huang San."

Xiang You covered his face and explained in a whisper, in exchange for more punches and kicks from Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Guan and others hurriedly dissuaded them, and Xiang Kang also said: "Uncle, it's useless to beat Xiang You now, fortunately, you shouldn't have been exposed, you better go back to Xiapi quickly." Otherwise, once those people find out who you are, things will be in trouble. ”

In fact, he was not very willing to really beat his own son, after listening to the persuasion of his sons and nephews, Xiang Bo got off the donkey, scolded his son and stopped, and nodded to Xiang Kang and said: "Okay, I'll go back to Xiapi as soon as the snow stops." ”

It was also a coincidence that when the sky was just a little bright, the heavy snow that fell overnight gradually began to lighten, and Xiang Bo, who had no longer dared to go to Yanji Pavilion, broke up with his sons and nephews and walked alone, while Xiang Kang led the Xiang family to the west and returned directly to Shiling Pavilion.

During this period, Xiang Kang, who was as careful as a hair, had been quietly paying attention to the surrounding movements, and he was afraid that the movements of the Xiang brothers in Yanjiting last night would attract Yanjiting's officials to follow him. As a result, Xiang Kang was a little surprised that he and the Xiang brothers had already returned to the territory of Xiaxiang County, and there was nothing abnormal around, so it was obvious that he was worrying about the sky. However, just when he was relieved, Xiang Kang's heart suddenly jumped again, and he subconsciously stopped, and said secretly: "That's not right! ”

"It's not right!" Xiang Kang continued to say in his heart: "There was such a big disturbance last night, no matter how careless the gang is, it is impossible for them to turn a blind eye, and they will probably send someone to secretly follow and spy on us!" If such people really exist, there will definitely not be many of them, and they have not shown up all the time, probably because they are afraid that there are many people on our side and they are not our opponents. Now more than a dozen of us are back to the next minister, and as long as they have a little brain, they will definitely not dare to come at us dozen people. It will only ....... ”

Thinking of this, Xiang Kang subconsciously turned his head, looked in the direction of Xiang Bo's departure, and said in his heart: "If I were Yan Jiting's official errand, I would only go to track and capture Xiang Bo who was on the road alone, and Xiang Bo might be in danger there!" ”

After coming to this conclusion, Xiang Kang opened his mouth almost without thinking, wanting to beckon the Xiang family brothers to quickly turn around and go back to rescue Xiang Bo, who might be in danger, but when the words came to his mouth, Xiang Kang subconsciously stopped, and said in his heart: "Is it necessary to save Xiang Bo, the scum of the Xiang family?" Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to borrow someone else's hand to kill Xiang Bo, the scum of the Xiang family? ”