Chapter III. 8. Return to the hometown

Before Shen Gui went down the mountain, he still left three hundred taels of silver tickets for the teary-eyed immeasurable real person. Although, he didn't know how much silver those roof tiles that radiated golden light were worth; But presumably, if he didn't worry about the material of the tiles, he would go down the mountain and invite a few craftsmen to restore the Thunder Xuanxu Hall completely, it would still be enough.

After that, Shen Gui, whose body recovered as before, was alone and embarked on a lonely journey back to Youbei Sanlu.

In fact, he also knew very well in his heart: even if it was only a hundred days after the Fengjing Rebellion; But I'm afraid that Youbei Sanlu, which is already on the right track, no longer needs him to appear as the number one person like Shen Gui; And most of the close family members who need him are now settled in the legendary paradise on earth - Nankang; So no matter how he weighed the pros and cons, he shouldn't be willing to go far away at this time and go to a place of external suffering thousands of miles away......

But human beings are not stones after all, and feelings cannot be measured......

Even if Shen Gui had thousands of reasons not to go north and go out of the customs, it was enough for him to finally decide to return to Youbei Third Road, but only three simple words.

Li Le'an.

In his mind, the civil strife on Youbei Sanlu has ushered in the best possible ending, but the story between him and Li Le'an has just begun......

Of course, there is also the eldest princess Yan Shuqing who 'will shoot when it is time to shoot'......

For Shen Gui, whether it is the territory of the two armies or the ruling party in the court, no matter how complicated the situation is, it is just a light and dark battle with traces to follow and laws to follow; But the emotional entanglement between men and women is much more complicated, and there is often no reason to talk about it......

As a result, Shen Gui, who was deeply troubled by the 'love triangle', didn't even have the mood to enjoy the wonderful scenery along the way, so he sat sullenly in the carriage and spent this 'long-distance trip' in a very depressed manner......

Even when he stood outside the west gate of Fengjing, he still didn't have a clue......

Don't look at the fact that it has only been more than three months, but now Fengjing City has completely changed into a different appearance, and even Shen Gui, a 'native' Youbei, has a little strangeness.

"Those caravans from Mobei, don't line up here! Didn't you go back to Mobei? What kind of Simon is that? All go to the north gate, all go to the north gate, this side is already blocked! And the young men over there, don't squeeze in if you don't bring the goods, go through the small door, go through the small door...... Hey, hey, hey! Don't look at it, don't look at it! Let's just talk about you! Just carrying a burden alone, why do you have to huddle together with the cargo team? Do you want to steal something while you're in the chaos? ……”

The gatekeeper of the West Gate was standing on a wooden table at this time, pulling a hoarse voice, desperately directing the traffic. While making a 'snap' sound of the whip in his hand, he pointed to Shen Gui, who was squeezing towards the city in the distance, and shouted......

Hearing this, Shen Gui nodded at him and apologized, and then walked to a small city gate next to him that only allowed two people to pass side by side, and poured into Fengjing City surrounded by the crowd.

In fact, the West City in Fengjing was originally a courtyard of deep houses, and there were not many idlers at the West City Gate on weekdays. But today, near the West City Gate, there is not even a place to put your feet! Both the main road and the side road were crowded with carts and sellers; Even a number of richly dressed merchants were caught in the crowd and scrambled towards the city gates......

"The East Customs is still in ruins and has not been rebuilt to this day...... But a small Fengjing city actually came with so many caravans...... Could it be that an armistice has been reached with Beiyan? ”

Shen Gui muttered as he carefully looked at the way these people were dressed; But before he could see the reason, an old man in his fifties took his own words:

"This boy is from out of town, right? Actually, it's good now! I don't believe you wait until winter to see it, I wonder that when the time comes, the merchants who come to our Youbei to sell goods will definitely have to be doubled! ”

In the short time that the two talked for a short sentence, Shen Gui had already been bumped three or four times; So he could only drag the old man and stick it to the courtyard wall behind him:

"This old man, dare to ask why there are so many caravans in Guibao Land? I've heard people say before that the civil strife on Youbei Third Road has just subsided for 100 days, and these people from Beiyan and Nankang dare to come here to sell goods? Isn't it afraid of being charged with a foreign country......"

When the old man heard this, he was happy, and his mouth, which was missing a front tooth, also blew out a 'whistle' with the burst of air:

"Poof, Childe, you can tell you all these things, which year is the old yellow calendar! Since our Xingping Emperor ascended the throne, he immediately improved the status of merchants, exempted the Youbei commercial tax for a year, and asked the Ministry of Industry to step up the repair of official roads, pave official posts everywhere, and opened up three large open spaces in Fengjing City, and established three trading bazaars...... You just entered the city through the west gate? Xiao Lao'er told you secretly, my eldest son is on an errand at the yamen, and he told me that this west gate is about to be demolished and expanded! If you come a little later, I'm afraid you won't see this hundred-year-old gate, but you won't see it again......"

When Shen Guiyi heard the old man's words, he reflexively blurted out:

"It will take at least half a year to expand the city gates! Could it be that Youbei and Beiyan are really going to a truce? ”

The old man shook his head, pretending to be mysterious, and said:

"Not really, but negotiations are about to begin. And at least for a short time, we have a northern and northern swallow dog... Beiyan buddy! It's definitely not going to be able to fight......"

"Why is that?"

"Xiao Lao'er also listened to what those people said, and I don't know if it's true or not...... It is said that in the past year, the relationship between Beiyan and Nankang has been particularly stiff...... According to Xiao Lao'er's own thinking, this matter should be eight or nine inseparable! Otherwise, we made trouble some time ago... Ahem... Can they be so honest in the Northern Yan? No matter how busy you are, don't you have to come over and plug in a lever? ”

When Shen Gui heard this, he also nodded. In his previous calculations, the Li family's private army was the last line of defense to prevent the Northern Yan people from taking advantage of the fire to rob; Of course, he didn't have the luxury of expecting that with those ruffians, he would be able to wipe out all the enemies who came to him; But as long as it can drag on for a moment and a half, it will be enough. After waiting for the general situation in Fengjing City to be set and Yan Qinghong also sits on the throne, he can free up his hands to command Yan Chongwu, who has an ambiguous attitude, and resist the invading enemy......

"Oh...... I see! Thank you for telling the old man......"

Shen Gui saluted and was just about to turn around and leave, but he didn't expect to be grabbed by the old man's shoulder:

"Don't go! Standing here and listening to me talk about it for so long, you have to reward a little bit of tea! ”

"Tea ...... Are you always a dental professional? ”

"Hehe, childe, you made fun of me, do you look like me, little old man? And those people in the tooth shop, how can they have the leisure time to grind their teeth with others now? The little old man is the gatekeeper of the yard for this big family, and when he has nothing to do, he also comes out to give people a point, pass a word or something, and earn himself a mouthful of tobacco leaves to smoke......"

Shen Gui laughed and nodded, deliberately pretending to be puzzled and asked:

"How much silver shall I give you?"

After thinking about it, the old man gritted his teeth and stretched out two fingers:

"We Youbei people are the most kind, look at your temperament and know that you are a scholar, I can't pit you! Market price, two taels of silver! ”

Shen Gui laughed and threw over a silver ingot:

"Old man, your job is ten cents! Even if someone can really give you two taels of silver, after waking up and saving (thinking about it), you can go to the yamen to sue you for blackmail! Take this ingot and buy some good tobacco leaves to smoke! See you back ......"

After finishing speaking, Shen Gui squeezed into the crowd and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The prosperous Hezhong Street in the past is not as crowded as Shen Gui imagined; At a glance, most of the pedestrians who come and go are dressed as locals in Fengjing. Shen Gui carried his coarse cloth burden and walked to the door of a medical hall......

"This guy, I want to inquire, which gentleman is sitting in your rejuvenation clinic today?"

The young man who was handing out wooden signs at the door looked up and saw that it was a young man in his early twenties, and he looked up and down a few times, and couldn't help but ask a little strangely:

"What is the illness of Childe? Today, Mr. Li himself is sitting in the hall, but I have sent out more than a dozen people with this number plate, I'm afraid you will have to wait for a long time...... But it seems to me that you are strong and ruddy, and you do not look like you are suffering from a serious illness; Why don't you come back tomorrow, maybe it's ......"

"Thank you, please give me a number plate, I just have nothing to do today, just wait here for Mr. Li......"

So, Shen Gui held a wooden sign with the two big characters 'Shiqi' written on it, and sat on the bench in front of the Rejuvenation Medical Hall. He waited from noon until the sun set, from sunset until the time of the lamp, and finally heard a woman's voice that haunted him, wafting out of the medical hall:

"Rehmannia, how many patients are there in the outer hall?"

The young man who was taking medicine in the front hall, when he heard the gentleman's question, immediately shouted back to the back:

"Master, there's one more left outside!"

"Good...... Then let him in, I'm so hungry! ”

When Shen Gui heard this, he didn't wait for the young man to come out and call the number, he immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and slowly walked into the inner hall of the Rejuvenation Medical Hall.

At this time, the 'Mr. Li' in the room was looking down to sort out the messy pen and inkstone paper in her hand, and when she heard the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, she naturally asked:

"What's wrong...... Yes!!! ”

Before Shen Gui's hearing could be restored, an incomparably swift white figure rushed towards him; 'Mr. Li', who was still dignified and calm, seemed to be incarnated into a koala at this time, and hugged Shen Gui's body deadly!