"Childe, how did you know that... What did the fortune teller say? Erya looked at Qin Chuan next to him with curiosity on her face, but she put the last sugar-coated hawthorn in her mouth in her hand and chewed it quickly.

"Haha, I lied to him, I didn't expect to really bluff him." Qin Chuan said a little proudly, but sighed in his heart, sure enough, the deceptive routines are the same.

When Erya heard this, she didn't believe it.

Then Qin Chuan took Erya into the small restaurant, it was close to noon at this time, there were not too many guests at this time, counting the iron money in his pocket, Qin Chuan beckoned to the guy, and asked for a plate of bitter vegetables, two cakes, and two bowls of water.

Looking at the appearance of the guy, Qin Chuan felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. And that guy raised his eyebrows slightly after seeing Qin Chuan, and he was a little surprised.

It was still a very old-fashioned dialogue, and the guy listened to what Qin Chuan wanted, and walked towards the back in a low voice. In my heart, I kept thinking that it was really that child, and he didn't even change what he wanted.

Erya sat opposite Qin Chuan, looking curiously at the layout of the small store, for her, everything was so fresh and curious.

"Little brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed." A familiar voice came from behind Qin Chuan, which immediately attracted Qin Chuan's attention.

Turning his head, he saw a chubby middle-aged man squinting at him.

"Are you...?" Qin Chuan looked at the middle-aged man standing not far away with some confusion, looking a little familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Hahaha, did the little brother forget me so quickly? In Chen Cangcheng, I invited my little brother to eat meat. The middle-aged fat man reminded with a smile.

Speaking of this, Qin Chuan suddenly remembered that when he had just entered Chencang City, the owner of the restaurant did invite him to eat two plates of mutton. Thinking of this, he quickly got up, bowed to the middle-aged fat man, and said apologetically: "It turned out to be the owner of the store, don't blame the boy for not recognizing it, please don't be surprised." ”

After thanking the middle-aged fat man again, Qin Chuan asked with some doubts: "Uncle shopkeeper, you also opened this store?" Qin Chuan looked around and said.

"Hey, this matter is a long story, more than a month ago, the family suddenly changed, and there was nothing to be done to change and came to Linyuan City, hoping to come back in this border city, and put it away just to support the family." The middle-aged fat shopkeeper said with some embarrassment.

"Hmph, what happened suddenly, it was that the head was caught by the door panel." The man's untimely voice came, and then he saw the guy put the meal Qin Chuan wanted on the table with an unkind face, and then glanced at the middle-aged fat man with a warning face.

Seeing the warning gaze of the shopkeeper, the middle-aged fat man laughed, hiding the embarrassing atmosphere, and then said to Qin Chuan that it was delicious, if it was not enough, he got up and left here.

"The shopkeeper is a good guy." Qin Chuan whispered.

Erya nodded, wanting to say something, but seeing the expression on Qin Chuan's face, he still didn't say the doubts in his mouth. The girls are all precocious, although they are only a little older than Qin Chuan, and they still vaguely understand what the guy said.

Picking up a loaf of bread and holding the plate of bitter herbs on the table, the two children quickly swept away the food on the table.

When he saw Qin Chuan put a handful of iron coins on the table, a bright smile appeared on the storekeeper's originally flat face, and he quickly put away the iron coins.

Leaving from the small restaurant, Qin Chuan's mood is still good, although I don't know why the shopkeeper left Chencang City and came to such a small place as Linyuan City, but it is always a very happy thing to be able to see some familiar people.

Behind Qin Chuan, Meng Shanhu, who was alone, had already followed Qin Chuan and the two of them for a long distance, and even passed by a few times and took a closer look, but unfortunately, Qin Chuan couldn't see any clues except for his beautiful eyebrows and good looks.

After the two of them walked into another street, they quickly stepped forward and said to Qin Chuan and the two: "You came out to hang out at a young age, didn't your adults tell you that it was dangerous outside?" ”

Qin Chuan stopped, looked up at the strange man standing not far away, and then rolled his eyes, and then said: "Our brother and sister came to visit relatives in the city, but we had no choice but to forget the location of our relatives and friends' homes, so we slowly searched for it. ”

After listening to Qin Chuan's explanation, the corners of Meng Shanhu's mouth twitched a little, if he didn't know Qin Chuan's identity and that there were no relatives or friends in the city, he would have been fooled by this.

"Then can you tell me the names of your relatives in Xiaxia, to put it mildly, there is no place in this Linyuan City that I don't know, maybe I can help you find your relatives." While speaking, Meng Sanhu slowly walked towards the two with his hands behind his back.

Qin Chuan looked at Meng Shanhu who walked in with some caution in his eyes, and then said: "Don't bother uncle, our brother and sister have just arrived, and they just happened to look around and walk around the city. ”

Hearing Qin Chuan's refusal, Meng Shanhu did not stop, and continued: "You little doll doesn't know what to do, this border city is in danger at any time, the two of you are not familiar with each other, but it is very difficult to wander around in this city. ”

"We..." Er Ya was just about to speak, when he felt Qin Chuan pull his clothes, so he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Meng Shanhu finally stopped not far from the two of them in the aisle, and carefully looked at the two children in front of him.

Qin Chuan was a little nervous, and when he saw the man in front of him for the first time, a sense of danger vaguely rose in his heart, so he raised a trace of vigilance against this man.

Meng Shanhu, who was dressed in civilian clothes, stood in front of Qin Chuan and Erya with his hands behind his back, looking at the two of them with a smile, as if he was waiting for the two of them to decide.

"Uncle, you are so enthusiastic, it can't be any intention for us, right?" Qin Chuan hesitated for a moment, but still planned to say it bluntly.

Looking at the nervous look on Qin Chuan's face, Meng Shanhu suddenly laughed: "You little ghost, if I have an attempt against you, I'm afraid that no one in the entire Linyuan City will be able to stop me." ”

Listening to this domineering words, Qin Chuan's face was stunned, and he quickly pondered the identity of this person in his heart, but seeing the middle-aged man's unwilling expression, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he said to the middle-aged man: "Uncle, I don't know if you know the general who guards the city of Linyuan City, the place we are going to is the general's mansion." ”

The corners of Meng Shanhu's mouth twitched, and then he asked with some surprise: "Do you know the general who defends the city?" ”

"That's natural, I used to pee on his shoulder when I was a kid, how about it? Are you scared? Qin Chuan said matter-of-factly.

"Oh? Really? Speaking of which, I've been to the General's Mansion a few times, so I'll lead you there. After speaking, he didn't move, and looked at Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan's heart was beating wildly, it seemed that his previous words did not frighten this middle-aged man, and he quickly pondered countermeasures in his heart. But under the gaze of the middle-aged man, he pulled Erya and followed the middle-aged man slowly along the street.

Although the journey was not long, Qin Chuan felt extremely long, and there was a faint trace of sweat flowing out of his palms.

As for why Qin Chuan didn't resist, but obediently obeyed, it was not because Qin Chuan didn't want to do it, but because the injury in his body was just right, and he didn't want to be injured again as soon as he recovered.

Along the way, the middle-aged man always stood next to Qin Chuan lightly, the two chatted with each other, most of them were middle-aged men asking, and Qin Chuan racked his brains to answer.

After walking for a long time, they came to a relatively tall courtyard, where six soldiers stood in two rows, constantly scanning the pedestrians coming and going.

When the middle-aged man walked to the door, the six soldiers just wanted to kneel down and salute, but the middle-aged man waved his hand at a few people to stop the movement of several people.

Qin Chuan was dumbfounded, and Erya also covered her mouth in surprise.

"Big... Big... Uncle, you won't be the general of the city guard, right? Although there was some vague speculation in his heart, after really knowing the identity of the middle-aged man, Qin Chuan suddenly felt a sense of self-embarrassment, and wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

He even boasted in front of the general who defended the city how familiar he was with the general of the city. Looking back at this time, I'm afraid that the middle-aged uncle is about to laugh.

At this time, Qin Chuan's performance showed a very fast reaction speed, his face changed to a respectful expression, and he bowed to the man who looked at him with a smile in front of him, and said: "Little nephew Qin Chuan, I have seen Uncle Meng Shi, I didn't know Taishan before, and I hope Uncle Shi will forgive me." ”

Marriages between the major clans of the Qin State have been common since the establishment of the Qin State, and even the monarch will choose to marry with some large clans in order to consolidate his local authority, so there are intricate and complicated relationships between the clans of the Qin State.

Qin Chuan clearly remembered that Che Ying had told him that although Meng Shanhu, the general who defended the city in Linyuan City, was a branch of the Meng clan, he also had a slight relationship with the Ying clan, at least one uncle was inevitable.

Qin Chuan's saluting movements were meticulous, and he couldn't find the slightest mistake, and he was obviously well-educated. Frowning slightly, he stretched out his hand to help Qin Chuan up.

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, Qin Chuan's son is a talent, and he is really extraordinary." Meng Shanhu helped Qin Chuan up and said with a smile.

As soon as Qin Chuan got up, he saw that Meng Shanhu had knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "The last general, Meng Shanhu, please greet the prince of Qin Chuan." ”

Seeing Meng Shanhu's action, Qin Chuan sighed in his heart, and secretly said that it was not good.

Salute first, then soldier.

As if he didn't notice that something was wrong, Qin Chuan quickly helped Meng Shanhu up from the ground, and said, "Uncle Meng Shi, don't do this, you just treat me as a child." ”

Meng Shanhu stood up, recovered the smiling expression on his face, and didn't continue to say anything, and took Qing Qinchuan and the two into the General's Mansion.