While speaking, Zhao Xiaotian had already asked people to prepare a banquet.

Xiangzi got up and said, "The carriage of the Kong family is still waiting at the mouth of the ditch." I have to send Miss Kong out of the ditch first, so that her family will not be anxious. I'll come back and be with my brothers. ”

Zhao Xiaotian smiled heartily and said, "It's better for you to think about it, then brothers, I'm just waiting for you." ”

Tie Dan wants to accompany Shoko to go. So, let people put on the carriage and pull Miss Kong. He and Shoko rode behind the car. Along the way, there are endless lovesickness and endless parting. It's really too short to talk a lot, and after a while, I arrived at the mouth of the ditch.

Miss Kong jumped out of the car, and shouted happily at the middle-aged man who was speechless with his mouth half-open with joy: "Uncle Cao, it's you!" ”

The man, as if he had suddenly come back to his senses, wiped his eyes to meet him, and said, "Let Miss be frightened." ”

Miss Kong looked indifferent and said, "It's okay, they didn't treat me badly." ”

After a pause, she glanced at Xiangzi playfully again, and said to the man, "Uncle Cao, go back first, and report to my aunt that she is safe." I and this Brother Guo will go back later. ”

The man, with an anxious face, was about to say something. But when he saw Miss Kong, he waved his hand stubbornly and said, "Come back quickly!" I'll rush back tomorrow. ”

Xiangzi saw that Miss Kong was also a master of words, so he smiled helplessly and shook his head.

He said to the man, "Since the young lady wants to stay one more night, let her be." It's safe here, so you can go back with confidence. Don't forget to give a message to County Magistrate Liu, saying that I will come back tomorrow. ”

The man hesitated, but turned the car around and trotted eastward.

Looking at the carriage gradually moving away, Miss Kong turned around gracefully, smiled sweetly at Xiangzi, and said, "Officially acquaintance, my name is Kong Xiuzhi, thank you for saving me." ”

As he spoke, Chong Xiangzi bowed deeply. Xiangzi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It should be, it's not worth mentioning." ”

Miss Kong smiled happily at Xiangzi and said, "Then let's go back to the village!" The brothers are still waiting. ”

Seeing her fearless, Xiangzi couldn't help but smile and said, "Then please get in the car." ”

Unexpectedly, Miss Kong smiled mysteriously and said, "I want to ride a horse." ”

Shoko smiled hesitantly at her and said, "Do you know how to ride a horse?" ”

Miss Kong said lightly and playfully: "I won't, will you?" ”

As he spoke, he leaned in front of Xiangzi's horse.

Shoko smiled bitterly at Tiedan, and as soon as he reached out his hand, he caught her behind him.

Miss Kong's reappearance caused an uproar among the brothers in the room. provoked everyone, and swept their envious and complicated eyes between Miss Kong and Xiangzi.

Seeing this, Xiangzi hurriedly smiled and said to everyone: "Miss Kong is reluctant to leave the village and wants to stay for one more night, are you welcome?" ”

For a moment, the room was filled with cheers as if water had been poured into the oil pot. At this time, I was catching up with Chrysanthemum and my daughter-in-law who didn't know who, and came in with food.

He pouted at a group of men who were smiling from ear to ear and said, "Look at your little bit of talent!" Miss Kong is a swan, and being able to live in the village is already a blessing for the fire. Look at you all like hungry wolves, you can eat people with your eyes, but don't scare people. ”

Then, Miss Punch said: "My sister will sleep with my sister-in-law tonight, and I still want the baby to be touched by the joy of cultural people." ”

Miss Kong, obediently holding Chrysanthemum's hand, said with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law." ”

Shoko doesn't drink, which surprises everyone. Even Tie Dan looked at him with a puzzled gaze, not knowing what to say. Seeing that it was cold for a while, he got up and said earnestly: "I am a student of Buddhism and have received the five precepts of Buddhism. One of them is not to drink alcohol. If you respect me, don't force me to break my abstinence from drinking. With the brothers, I can drink plain water, and I can also drink the taste of wine. ”

Zhao Xiaotian sighed lightly, and said with emotion and excitement: "Since Guo Daxia said so, we will do it." Come! Brothers, a toast to Guo Daxia! ”

After a few glasses of wine, Zhao Xiaotian looked a little sad.

He seemed to hold back for a while in pain, looked at Xiangzi with admiration, smiled bitterly, and said, "I have admired the hero for a long time, and I dream of getting together with the hero." But he really sat with the hero, but he felt that his face was panicked. ”

Xiangzi looked at him suspiciously and said, "Why is this?" ”

Zhao Xiaotian sighed and said with emotion: "It's hard to say that this person is alive. There are some things that you don't want to do, but they just fall on your head. When I was young, I hated being a soldier. Because they took my uncle. When I grew up, I was arrested again. followed Sheng Shicai, fought in southern Xinjiang for a few years, and died for life.

I couldn't stand it, so I and a few brothers took the opportunity to escape from the ice board. People are free, but it is difficult to return to a home, and it is difficult to vote for relatives, but the brothers still have to eat. I really had no choice, so I had to do the business of robbing the house. But I'm not born to be a bandit, I can't pull my face down, I can't do it.

We can't bear to do the murder of people and goods. Therefore, I took my brothers to do some work as a nurse and watch the field. A few months ago, I heard that Ma Zhongying's stay in Shuixigou was all suppressed by the provincial army. When he left some houses idle, he brought his brothers in, and at last he had a place to stay.

Later, the Iron Egg brothers came and robbed two rich families with a bad reputation. This is what makes the brothers live a comfortable life. Although I didn't do anything too hurtful with my brothers, this is the first time that I have done the trading of kidnapping tickets. But the reputation of this bandit is on his back, and he always feels that he can't stand his ancestors. I look forward to seeing the hero every day, but I really see a grin, and I can't raise my head. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Xiaotian drank a glass of wine with a depressed expression and twisted his head to the side in pain. Seeing this, Xiangzi was moved.

He hurriedly stood up and said earnestly: "In this chaotic time, it is not easy to survive. Although you have fallen into the banditry, you have no choice but to do so. Besides, you have not lost your conscience like other bandits. What's not to look up to? From now on, you and I will be called brothers. What a hero and a little hero, it sounds weird and awkward. ”

Zhao Xiaotian listened, and his eyes suddenly lit up. With an excited face, he said, "Do you really think so?" ”

Xiangzi smiled gently at him, clasped his hands into fists, and said loudly: "Brother Zhao, you will call me Brother Xiangzi in the future." ”

Zhao Xiaotian was immediately ecstatic. He stood up, raised his glass, and shouted at everyone, "Come! Brothers, toast my Xiangzi brothers together! ”

So, in a burst of laughter, everyone drank the wine in their glasses.

At this time, I saw Tie Dan holding a glass of wine, "poof", and knelt down in front of Xiangzi.

He looked ashamed and said, "Brother, I'm sorry for you." Without your consent, I have become brothers with different surnames with Brother Zhao, and I have joined the gang as bandits, please punish my brother. ”

Xiangzi hurriedly got up and helped him up, and said with a gentle expression: "Brother Zhao is a good man, you should bow down." Being a bandit is not your intention. As the saying goes: there is a way to steal. As long as you don't have a bad conscience, what you do is also to survive, brother doesn't blame you. ”

As he spoke, he helped the iron egg to his seat. He rushed to Zhao Xiaotian, who was smiling all over his face, and hugged his fists and said: "Since my younger brother and Zhao Dangjia have married Jinlan, I am naturally also your brother and eldest brother, please accept the worship of the younger brother." ”

And when he spoke, he bowed down.

Zhao Xiaotian hurriedly flew over, stretched out his hand to hug Xiangzi, and shouted excitedly: "Since my brother doesn't dislike my brother, then let's worship again." ”

As he spoke, he shouted at everyone: "Come and put the incense case quickly!" I want to say goodbye to Brother Shoko. ”

Burning incense and blood wine, this sworn ceremony, its sincere wishes, are not under the Taoyuan three knots. At the same time, it also planted a deep seed of love for their future life journey.

After rearranging the seats, Zhao Xiaotian said with some excitement: "Brothers, from now on, you have a new second brother, and the second in charge will become the third brother." ”

As soon as the words fell, the room fell to its knees. Everyone shouted in unison: "I've seen the second brother!" ”

Xiangzi hurriedly returned the salute to his brother and said, "Brothers, please get up." ”

Zhao Xiaotian picked up a glass of wine and said earnestly: "Second brother, the foolish brother is a few years older, so the second brother is condescending." I'm a rough man, and I can't figure out big things. In this future road, I will listen to the second brother. ”

Xiangzi bowed slightly and said, "Big brother is too humble." ”

After another round of cheers and toasts, the crowd gradually dispersed. When there were only three brothers left in the house, Xiangzi glanced at Zhao Xiaotian with concern. said in a calm tone: "What does the eldest brother think about the road ahead?" In front of the brothers, I didn't ask any questions. ”

Zhao Xiaotian sighed, made a helpless look and said, "This is also where I can't sleep well all night." You said that this iron egg daughter-in-law is going to be angry when she sees it, and she can't let the baby fall into the name of a bandit as soon as she comes out of her mother's belly. Besides, there are twenty or thirty brothers in the village, and it is difficult to marry a daughter-in-law with the name of a bandit on his back. You can't let them beat you for the rest of your life. ”

Seeing Zhao Xiaotian, he looked sad. Xiangzi smiled and said, "I have an idea, I wonder if the brothers are willing?" ”

Zhao Xiaotian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked eagerly, "What's the way?" Let's hear about it. ”

Xiangzi said unhurriedly: "I wonder if the brothers, would you like to live in peace and stability and make a living from farming?" ”

Zhao Xiaotian glared at him and shouted, "Why don't you want to?" The brothers were originally from the Zhuang family. Practice, but they are all good hands. The problem is that at this point, the people are not like bandits, and the people are not like the people. If you can't go back to your home, if you can't vote for your relatives, how can you have land for you to plant. ”

Shoko pondered for a moment, and said as if confident, "That's what I thought.

First of all, I want to persuade County Magistrate Liu to pardon your innocence. Secondly, I passed by the Shuangcha River, and saw that there was plenty of water, the soil was fertile, and there were patches of wasteland along both sides of the river. If you can get the county government to approve you, you can open up the wasteland and settle down there, and become a villager there. Safely and steadily, living by farming and breeding is also a way out.

Moreover, Shuanghe Village upstream is a large village with dozens of families, bordering Liushuhezi in the east and Santai Town in the west. ”

When Zhao Xiaotian heard this, he slapped the table with excitement and shouted: "If you can really do that, the second brother is the brother who saves the whole village." ”

Xiangzi smiled indifferently at him and said, "This can be done eighty percent, but when the time comes, you may have to be disarmed." ”

Zhao Xiaotian, with a look of indifference, said: "If you have a stable life, who wants to carry a burning stick all day long." ”

Shoko's calculations and plans for his brothers not only cleared them of the crime of banditry, but also paved a happy and bright path for their future survival. Even Xiangzi didn't expect that the life world he planned for everyone today would become a warm harbor for his later refuge.

The truth of this cycle of cause and effect is really incredible, and it also makes people deeply feel awe.