Xiangzi hurriedly waved his hand to signal everyone not to move, jumped off the horse by himself, and disappeared with three jumps and two runs.

It didn't take much effort, but I saw Xiangzi come back with a gloomy face and said, "Unexpectedly, the bandits are harming the people here again." ”

As he spoke, he twisted his horse and smiled mysteriously at Shuzhen, saying, "Do you want to take the guy?" ”

Shuzhen pursed her lips and smiled knowingly, and after rushing down, she found a six-wheel pistol.

Xiangzi also pulled out a pistol from behind his waist and said, "Four bandits with two guns, try to make them alive and save trouble." ”

As he spoke, he and Shuzhen rode towards the woods.

The four bandits, as if no one was around, drove dozens of sheep and a few cows, swaying along the earthen beams, towards the dry ditch next to the woods.

Shuzhen didn't say a word, and the horse greeted her. She tossed left and right on the horse's back, and was already approaching the flock. The panicked bandits, before they could see the comer, they were shot twice by Shuzhen and knocked down the spear in his hand. The other two bandits were about to pick up their samarium sickles and slash at Shuzhen. was hit in the wrist by Xiangzi, who came later. With a strange scream, the guys in the hands of the bandits fell to the ground.

Without waiting for the bandits to come to their senses, the big man and the small ancient city who came from Pegasus quickly untied the horse's belly belt and knocked the bandits to the ground.

Looking at the four frightened and confused bandits, Xiangzi smiled and said, "We can't talk, so let's drive them away with the livestock." ”

When I went up the slope, I saw the entrance of the village from a distance, and there were many people around me. So, Shoko galloped over.

It turned out that the cattle and sheep belonged to their village, and the bandits also shot and injured people.

After returning the cattle and sheep, Xiangzi asked the villagers to find ropes, tied the bandits to the carriage, and escorted them to Qitai.

Entering the city gate, Xiangzi smiled and said to the small ancient city: "Go to your territory, go and get the reward yourself, we will wait for you at the intersection." ”

With that, he took off the shell gun and handed it to him. The big man hurriedly said, "We are waiting for you at the top of the ploughshare." ”

Xiao Gucheng, grinning and nodding in response, while lovingly playing with the gun in his hand, followed the carriage, and walked straight towards the county office.

The ploughshare is the prosperity of Qitai County. All kinds of small merchants and vendors, local famous food, are everything. The situation is naturally different from that of Fuyuan County.

Under the guidance of the big man, Xiangzi and Shuzhen walked around to the tip of the ploughshare, and when they saw the big bowl of yogurt put out by the Hui people on the roadside, Shuzhen couldn't walk at first. I yelled to eat it, saying that I had eaten it three years ago, and it was so delicious.

So, the three of them sat down and ate unhurriedly. Xiangzi doesn't like to eat these on weekdays, but today he has a taste in the mouth, which is really different. Not only is the milk frozen and thick, but also sweet and sour, which makes people have an endless aftertaste, and they are out of control and eat two large bowls in a row.

Shuzhen also asked for a second bowl, but smiled at the big bowl and still set aside half a bowl for Xiangzi.

After eating a bulging belly, he led the horse to wander around the spacious street for a while, and saw the small ancient city, and happily looked for it. Seeing Xiangzi and them, he shouted from afar: "The county magistrate Ming'er wants to see us." ”

Seeing the festive appearance of the small ancient city, the stone that Xiangzi was faintly hanging on his heart also fell to the ground.

The small old man's house is in the alley of Huihui in the north of the city.

At the opening of the gate, a beautiful little flower dog barked a few times, then waged its tail happily, and kissed the lap of the little ancient city. Xiao Gucheng stepped into the courtyard gate with some hesitation, and with a soft "poof" sound, he fell to his knees.

With the "creak" of the door of the main room, a white-bearded old man sixty miles away, staring at vigilant eyes, walked out. I saw the little ancient city kneeling on the ground and drooping his head.

was stunned for a moment, and then angrily pointed at the small ancient city and scolded: "You shameful thing!" And the face back? See if I don't break your legs! ”

As he spoke, he threw himself over and took the flat pole that stood by the door of the room.

Seeing this, Xiangzi rushed over with an arrow, stopped the old man and said, "Old man, please calm your anger first, and wait for me to tell you slowly." ”

The old man was still angry, and shouted angrily: "What is there to say, you are all in a group, and you are not a nose out of anger, you take him away!" I don't have this son. ”

Xiangzi smiled gently at him and said, "Uncle, we are not Ma Zhongying's people, your son has been living in Fuyuan County for three years. A few days ago, in the battle to pursue and suppress the bandits, he made meritorious contributions and was also commended by the county. ”

As he spoke, he took out the pardon document from Xiao Gucheng and handed it to the old man.

The old man took the paperwork and looked at it for a while, and his hands gradually trembled. Immediately afterwards, the sour tears that had been suppressed for more than three years gushed out undisguisedly.

The old man, looking up to the sky with a sad sigh, walked towards the house without a word. The big man hurriedly helped the small ancient city up, and the group followed the old man into the house.

An aunt with gray hair and a thin body has sobbed into crescents.

Hearing people enter the house, he seemed a little flustered and groped to get off the kang. Xiao Gucheng cried and pounced: "Grandma! ．．．．．．”

Just when everyone was immersed in an atmosphere of mixed joy and sorrow, with a crisp sound of footsteps, from outside the door, like a swallow, a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old floated in.

At first, he was stunned for a moment, and then shyly glanced at the living people, and then coquettishly and emotionally, hitting the back of the little ancient city with both hands like drumsticks.

pulled and cried: "Do you still know that when you come back, grandma is about to cry blind for you, and there is no letter to live or die." ”

Xiao Gucheng twisted his body lightly and wiped the tears from his face indiscriminately. Burst into tears and shouted, "Mao'er Yan? They have grown into big girls, and when I leave, I still have snot. ”

Mao Eryan shyly hammered the little ancient city, and said with a smile: "Are you such a brother?" ”

The old man sighed with emotion and said, "Okay, okay." Come and make tea, call your sister-in-law Zhang Luo, and let the guests cool down. ”

As he spoke, he asked Xiangzi and them to sit on the kang. At the same time, he shouted at the small ancient city: "Come and slaughter the sheep in the backyard." ”

Xiangzi hurriedly stopped and said, "You don't need to slaughter sheep, just eat as much as you want." ”

Where was the old man willing to listen, and waved his hand to urge the small ancient city to go out.

The conversation went around to Ma Zhongying, and Xiangzi told how to hold Fuyuan City, how to defeat Zi Niquanzi, and how he was driven to southern Xinjiang by the provincial army. When the old man heard this, he sighed and sighed: "It is said that Commander Ga is also a person, and he led the team to fight the world at a young age. Although I also returned, I don't see anyone harming the people, and he can only be a bandit. ”

Xiangzi also said with emotion: "Ma Zhongying is indeed a character, I have fought with him face to face, the muzzle of the gun is against the door of the head, his face does not change color and his heart does not beat, he still talks and laughs." ”

Hearing this, the people in the room all looked at Xiangzi with suspicious and surprised eyes.

Xiangzi smiled knowingly, and had no choice but to tell the story of going to the meeting alone with County Magistrate Liu.

In the room, there was a sudden admiration of admiration. Shuzhen pursed her lips and glanced at him, muttering, "My mouth is so tight, I've been hiding it for so long." ”

As he spoke, he grabbed the mutton in his hot hand and brought it up.

Despite the diligent persuasion of the father and son of Xiao Gucheng, Xiangzi took a piece of meat handed by Xiao Gucheng and put it on the plate in front of him and did not eat it. just gnawed on the pot helmet with cold salad, and praised the pot helmet for being delicious.

The pot helmet is indeed not ordinary, it is a kind of Muslim people will make, put the good dough cake, put the upper and lower two, can be buckled together in the iron pot, buried in the grass ash that has been burned by the fireworks. Not only is the surface roasted layer deep, but the taste is crispy and soft. Moreover, if you chew carefully, there is a faint smell of grass.

Seeing that Xiangzi didn't move the mutton in front of him, the old man stood up a little anxiously, and sandwiched a thin piece for Xiangzi, Xiangzi was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.

Shuzhen still understood Xiangzi's thoughts, smiled gently at the old man, and said, "Uncle, don't be busy, he doesn't eat this meat." ”

The old man looked at Shuzhen in surprise, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Shuzhen glanced at Xiangzi, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "He is a person in Buddhism, and he doesn't eat the sheep that he slaughtered for him." ”

The old man's face was embarrassed for a moment, and he looked a little flustered and said: "You see that this thing is done, I knew it earlier, and I bought half a fan of sheep on the street, and it was right." ”

Seeing the old man's embarrassed look, Xiangzi hurriedly got up and said, "It's not as evil as she said, I just love to eat this pot helmet." ”

As he spoke, he took the mutton on the plate, tore off a small piece and put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

The old man still didn't want to go, and shouted out the door with his throat pulled: "Mao'er Yan, let your sister-in-law pull two more vegetarian dishes." ”

Outside the door, a woman answered. It didn't take much effort, but I saw a white woman in her twenties, holding a plate of vegetarian fried celery and a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, walking in with a light gait.

Xiao Gucheng hurriedly took the dish and put it in front of Xiangzi. Xiangzi saw that the dishes were fried very authentically, and they could be described as full of color, flavor and flavor. I couldn't help but look up at the visitor. I don't want to, I don't care about it, but I give my eyes to the woman.

With a woman's unique sensitivity, Shuzhen suddenly sensed the abnormality of the atmosphere. hurriedly put the egg in his mouth, and shouted at Xiangzi with some exaggeration: "Hmm! It's delicious. ”

Xiangzi secretly stirred up, and put a piece of food in his mouth with a slightly disguised expression. His eyes looked at the woman, and he smiled a little unnaturally and said, "It's delicious." ”

The woman, with a slightly shy smile, said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to take it out." ”

As he spoke, he gracefully twisted away.