Out of thin air, there is a sister who is a fellow mother, and Qin Mubai, who was once an only child, is naturally happy in his heart. Seeing this little girl's lively, smart, joyful and carefree appearance, I couldn't help but feel an urge to protect her and love her.

"Third brother, try the little cake made by the little sister herself, hehe!" Qin Shuang'er happily ran over and knelt on the other side of the table, put down a plate of rice balls, and said happily and proudly, "Taste it, I've been doing it for a long time!" ”

Liu Shi smiled on the side, narrowed his eyes, and a few more crow's feet appeared at the corners of his eyes, and said: "San Lang, the fourth sister heard that you are coming back, and she learned the craft from the cook in the house overnight...... Hmm, try it! ”

"Overnight?" Qin Mubai smiled, held up a piece of "rice ball" and carefully observed it first, as if some meat was chopped and then steamed with rice; I sniffed it in my nose, and it seemed to have the fragrance of chicken, but with some ...... The fishy taste of mutton.

It doesn't smell so good......

"Eat it, hee-hee!" Qin Shuang'er blinked a pair of big watery eyes, looking at Qin Mubai with great anticipation.

It's not good to caress his sister's heart, Qin Mubai smiled slightly and put the * into his mouth. As soon as I entered the mouth, I felt an embarrassing strange smell, the fishy smell of the mutton was even more choking, and the good appetite instantly disappeared, and the brows were furrowed, and I almost had the urge to spit it out on the spot.

I'm afraid it's ...... The worst thing I've ever eaten in my life!

"Wow, what kind of expression do you have, really!" Qin Shuang'er got angry, puffed out her cheeks and stared at her round eyes and protested, "Is it unpalatable?" Is it hard to eat? ”

Qin Mubai glanced at his mother with a wry smile, shook his head to indicate "It's not unpalatable", and swallowed the contents of his mouth as if he were dead.

Immediately grabbed a glass of wine and swallowed it to cover the smell in his mouth, he smiled and said, "The fourth sister's craftsmanship is really good, it tastes very good." ”

"Haha, I knew it! I am the genius girl of our Qin family and the number one chef in the world in the future! Qin Shuang'er cheered happily with her pink fist, and then picked up a whole piece* and put it in Qin Mubai's bowl, and said softly with a smile and warmth, "Third brother, eat all of these, my mother and I have missed you for three years since you left home." Joining the army must be hard, right? Go home and make up for it - my little sister will make you delicious every day in the future! ”

"Uh......" Qin Mubai's expression was a little stiff and he grinned, so he had to nod.

"Okay, little sister, look at your oily body, go clean it quickly, and accompany your third brother to eat for your mother." The Liu family came to relieve Qin Mubai.

"Okay!" Qin Shuang'er got up and ran out, and when she went out of the door, she leaned back and said with a smile, "Third brother, my little sister will make you snacks again in the evening!" ”

"Okay, good ......" Qin Mubai looked at the back of his little sister and laughed, feeling a warmth in his heart.

"Okay, San Lang, don't eat this little cake, just get the heart of Siyaer." Liu smiled and said, "When I come back, I will stay in peace for a while." Your father's body is getting thinner and weaker, and you, the son, should also be filial to him before his sickbed. ”

Qin Mubai nodded and asked, "Mother, my father immediately swept the world with a spear, and the hero I was famous, why did he fall into this body at the age of forty or fifty?" ”

"Hey......" Liu sighed lightly, shook his head with a worried face, and said, "Your father often said that the man's husband was a horse leather shroud, so he always took the lead in the battle. He devoted himself to military martial arts in his teens, and walked through more than 20 years of swords and fires on horseback, and went through thousands of battles in various expeditions, and there were more than 200 vicious battles that could be calculated by counting, and there was almost no intact skin on his body, and bleeding and broken bones were commonplace. People, hurt their muscles and bones and spoil their spirits, how can they not get sick when they are old? In addition, your father is lonely and arrogant, he is arrogant and heroic, he does not admit defeat and does not recognize old age, and the worse his health is, the worse his mood will become...... Alas, what a word! ”

"Mother, you don't have to worry too much." Seeing her mother's worried look, Qin Mubai was not so happy in her heart, and comforted her for a while, so that she could turn her worries into peace.

"Seeing that you are so filial and sensible now, happy for your mother, your father must be happy in his heart." Liu wiped a faint tear and said.

After the meal, Liu and Qin Shuang'er accompanied Qin Mubai around their house, gossiping about homely things. His father Qin Shubao has never reappeared, and Qin Mubai is not good at disturbing his tranquility. As for the two eldest half-brothers, they never came back.

I heard my mother say that the two brothers have already married and live in Chang'an, and the eldest brother Qin Tong is currently the left prison guard Yifu Zhengwupin Zuolang General, guarding the Imperial City Forbidden Palace; The second brother, Qin Bin, is currently a bachelor of Hongwen Hall who is responsible for compiling classics, and is actually a member of the emperor's think tank.

The two brothers would come to visit their father every once in a while, so that they could get together.

Qin Mubai thought in his heart, it seems that the difference between the concubines is really big. According to the current habit of the Tang Dynasty, "the eldest son and the second son are still the lord", that is to say, Qin Tong, the eldest brother of the Qin family, will inherit the title of the Qin family in the future, and he is now the fifth rank of the Imperial Forest Army, although the official position is not too high, but he is still young and promising; The second brother Qin Bin has already become a family, and because he got married earlier, he did not marry a princess and county lord with the royal family. The Qin family's family business will also be divided by two sons-in-law in the future.

As for Qin Mubai and the fourth sister who will marry in the future...... It doesn't seem to be a turn.

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai smiled disappreciatively - those who are content are always happy!

What if I cross into a cat or a dog or a cripple in the countryside? Now this situation is already good, but there is the aura of Daddy Qin Shubao.

"The road is under your feet, go for yourself."

- Qin Mubai has always believed in such a motto. As for the filthy and boring things of the mansion and the strife, let them hell with it.

Three days passed.

The number of times Qin Mubai has seen his father is only a handful. Except for the morning and dusk provinces, which are the routine worship services every morning and evening, Qin Shubao is nowhere to be seen most of the time. The communication between each other is also a few words of mechanization and stylization. Fortunately, there is Liu and the fourth sister Shuang'er by his side, otherwise Qin Mubai would feel that he does not belong to this family.

That night, the two elder brothers made an appointment to go home together to visit their sick father. The three of them, father and son, talked in the inner hall, and then came to the polo field in the backyard together, but they did not call Qin Mubai.

"Third brother, come soon! Daddy is going to test the martial arts of the two brothers in the school! The fourth sister Shuang'er pulled Qin Mubai to the polo field without saying anything.

Qin Mubai didn't care about it, and happily came to the backyard with the fourth sister.

The backyard of the Qin Mansion is very large, and like many wealthy compounds, there is a polo field that travels from time to time, but the Qin family's is more like a school martial arts field. A row of arrows chops a row of stables, and eighteen kinds of weapons are dazzling.

Qin Shubao was half-sitting and half-lying in a wide leather mattress chair, his hair was lightly fluttering, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his slightly grayish face was filled with a natural awe-inspiring majesty.

Tiger Lao, mighty and invincible!

On the school martial arts field, two young men in strong suits were galloping on horses to practice equestrianism, with a chic and neat posture, overflowing with unrestrained martial arts.

"I didn't expect Congwen's second brother to have such a good riding skill, he is really a tiger of the gate!" Qin Mubai said secretly in his heart.

Seeing Qin Mubai and Qin Shuang'er coming, Qin Shubao raised his eyelids slightly and was still indifferent. Qin Shuang'er happily ran to his side and called "Daddy" as crisp as a warbler, and then knelt beside him and gently beat his legs.

"Four girls are good." Qin Shubao smiled rarely, and his rough big hand gently patted Qin Shuang'er's head, and retracted into the thick fur.

Qin Mubai stepped forward to salute, and then stood aside to watch the riding skills of the two brothers.

"San Lang, do you have a lot of strength in the army for three years?" Suddenly, Qin Shubao said this.

Qin Mubai's heart moved slightly: If I am not mistaken, this is the first time in a few days that my father has taken the initiative to talk to me.

"Back to his father's words, after the child joined the army, he worked hard to cultivate his spleen and change his temperament and learn martial arts, which can be regarded as a slight gain." Qin Mubai replied.

"Hmm...... Siya'er, call your two brothers. ”

Qin Shuang'er ran to call someone, and it didn't take long for Qin Tong and Qin Bin to ride back and come to Qin Shubao to bow together. Qin Mubai took a closer look at the two half-brothers, the eldest brother Qin Tong was extremely tall and strong, almost on par with Yuwen Hongtai, and he had the demeanor of a natural martial artist; Although the second brother Qin Bin is from the literature, he has also trained to have a good body, strong and even, standing like a gun.

The three brothers also said hello, Datang is the most filial piety, the eldest brother is like a father, as a younger brother, Qin Mubai must treat the two brothers like elders, and there must be no negligence in etiquette.

On the contrary, the two eldest brothers, who have already started a family, seem to be less enthusiastic about Qin Mubai, the half-brother, although they are polite, they have a vague stiffness and disdain that rejects people.

"My Qin family is a general. No matter what you do in the future, you must not lose your martial arts. Qin Shubao's gentle tone revealed infinite majesty, so that the three sons and one daughter did not dare to speak up, and said lightly, "The three stunts of my father were taught to the three of you brothers. Da Lang learns to make a move, Erlang learns boxing, and San Lang learns a gun. Only archery is something that all three of you have practiced since childhood. I am martial arts in the Tang Dynasty, not only the soldiers practice archery, but also the scholars and literati in the world must practice archery, which is one of the six arts, and even many women and children can ride horses and shoot arrows. ”

Qin Shuang'er gently beat Qin Shubao's legs, and chuckled: "Daddy, the child can also shoot a bow and arrows, can he be a general in the future?" ”

"Don't mess around." Qin Shubao smiled and stroked her head, Danfeng's long eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "It's rare that the three of you brothers are gathered together, today, as a father, I will test your archery skills." ”

"Yes, Father!" The three brothers hugged their fists together and promised.

Qin Mubai clearly felt that his father, two elder brothers and little sister all cast their eyes on him intentionally or unintentionally.

The meaning of this varies from one to another.