Chapter 80: Hospitality
PS: Many, many years ago, the old book "Sealing the Throat Blood" has been unsealed, and interested book friends can go and see the works of the second middle school back then, hahaha
I have to say that Xiao Shilian is quite enthusiastic about Li Xinchen's brothers and sisters, taking advantage of Li Xinchen's time to get on the boat and take his sister's next time, Xiao Shilian quickly went to the dock and called a carriage - of course, the Xiao family's father and son didn't need a carriage to go home, and the Xiao family didn't send a carriage over - carefully waited for Li Xinchen's brothers and sisters to get into the car, if it wasn't for his son-in-law brother who really hadn't driven a carriage, Li Xinchen suspected that this guy might drive in person.
Zhongli County was originally just a city built to temporarily settle refugees from the north when the southern crossing was in the past, so the city was not big, the streets were a little messy, and the streets were even more crowded with people when the army returned. But fortunately, the face of this eldest son of the Xiao family is still quite large, and with him and a few Xiao family guards in front of him, there are not many obstacles along the way.
"Li'er, are you feeling better?" Li Xinchen carefully sent the water bag to Li Li'er's mouth, "Let you run all the way with your illness, I ······"
"Brother!" Li Li'er snorted, "Brother doesn't take Li'er as a burden, Li'er is already very moved, Li'er is fine, Brother can rest assured." ”
Looking at his sister's somewhat pale face because of a serious illness, Li Xinchen couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. Stretched out his hand to probe Li Li'er's forehead, the fever had already subsided, but this serious illness, coupled with the mountain escape and travel fatigue before and after, Li Li'er was obviously very weak, and had to recuperate calmly for a while.
"Don't worry, I will protect you." Li Xinchen took a deep breath, "I have lost too much, you are my only relative in this world, even if I fight for this life, I will not let people damage you in the slightest!" ”
"Brother, why are you doing this!" Li Li'er stretched out her hand and gently put it on Li Xinchen's cheek, looking at this brother who had been supporting the sky with his shoulders to shield himself from the wind and rain, "Why are you so troubled!" ”
Li Xinchen grabbed Li Li'er's wrist and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Li'er, there is nothing to say about the rest!" ”
Li Li'er was silent for a moment, nodded solemnly, and there were already faint crystal tears flashing in her drooping eyes. At this time, the carriage shook and stopped, the curtain of the car was lifted, and Xiao Shilian looked invited: "It's here, come down and take a look!" ”
This Zhongli County is an important military town in Xuzhou in the north, and Xiao Maha also has a small mansion in Zhongli City, but the place is quite secluded. Because Xiao Maha commanded the battle on the front line, in fact, Xiao Shilian was followed by him, and his wife and concubines were all in Jinling City, so this two-entry mansion was definitely not small because he only lived in the Xiao family's father and son and a few servants, and there were enough courtyards for the Li family brothers and sisters.
"This side is for you," Xiao Shilian stretched out his hand and immediately looked at the few servants beside him, "These two are the guests of my Xiao family, if you dare to neglect you, just wait and see!" ”
"Yes!" The servants replied in a hurry.
And Xiao Shilian led the Li family brothers and sisters inside, pointed around and said: "Actually, Daddy and I rarely live in this courtyard, because it is a bit rushed, so there are still many places that have not been cleaned, you must not mind." ”
Li Li'er gently tugged on Li Xinchen's sleeve with some concern, Li Xinchen shook her head at her to reassure her, and said with a smile: "In the midst of the war, it is already thankful that there is a place to stand, Brother Xiao can arrange such a courtyard, Brother Xiao's kindness, our brothers and sisters must be grateful for it." ”
"Li Xinchen!" When Xiao Shilian heard Li Xinchen's tone, he immediately pretended to be angry, "You and I are both brothers in the robe who fought bloody battles on the battlefield, does this sentence mean that you look down on me Xiao Shilian and my Xiao family?" Although the Xiao family is not a famous family, they still have the place and financial resources to entertain a few friends! ”
Li Xinchen smiled slightly, disapproving, and turned to Li Li'er and made a helpless gesture. Li Li'er nodded and didn't say anything more. As Xiao Shilian said, if they say anything polite now, it will be a little outspoken.
Xiao Shilian said a lot of politeness, although he and Xiao Maha did not often live here, but because there were so many servants there, it was just a two-entry courtyard, and everything was kept clean. The annex prepared for Li Xinchen's brothers and sisters is actually a guest room, and the things in it are often dismantled and cleaned to prepare for guests to come to the door.
Looking at what Xiao Shilian was still ordering outside the door, Li Xinchen couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. This guy's dedication is really good, and even Li Xinchen is a little suspicious, who is Li Li'er's brother.
And Li Li'er also seemed to notice something, her handsome little face was flushed, and she didn't know what she was thinking when her hands were twisted together. Seeing his brother looking at him with interest, and then turning to look at Xiao Shilian outside, he finally couldn't help but lower his head, not daring to look at Li Xinchen.
Li Xinchen was amused in his heart, and while looking at the layout of the room, he said with a smile: "Li'er, you are still weak now, lie on the bed for a while, it's not early today, and if it is better tomorrow, I will take you to the street to buy a few beautiful clothes." ”
Li Li'er knew that Li Xinchen must have something to do, so she nodded hurriedly.
Taking a deep breath, Li Xinchen turned around and pushed open the half-hidden door, and a touch of sunlight shone on his body. Stunned for a moment, Li Xinchen continued to walk out.
"I have already instructed my old mother to go down and let her grab the medicine, it shouldn't take long to fry it, you can rest assured." Xiao Shilian saw what Li Xinchen wanted to say, and hurriedly spoke.
Li Xinchen glanced at him with a smile, and just nodded.
As if realizing that he was too positive, Xiao Shilian reached out and scratched his head a little uncomfortably, not knowing what to say for a while. And the servants who noticed something were secretly laughing.
"Li'er is much better, don't worry." Li Xinchen said in a deep voice.
Xiao Shilian snorted and hurriedly diverted the topic: "Then let's ······ now Is it possible to find a place to have a drink and relax? ”
Knowing that Xiao Shilian has been fighting on the battlefield for so long, he has already been uncomfortable, and he has been inadvertently provoked by Li Li'er several times before, Xiao Shilian's "hunger and thirst" is also reasonable.
Rolling his eyes, Li Xinchen reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Although Fengyue is beautiful, we now have another very important matter to solve first." ”
"Huh?" Xiao Shilian was stunned.
Li Xinchen looked up at the sky and smiled bitterly: "Of course it's that Dianwei general, the more the estrangement between your father and Dianwei General drags on, the more unfavorable it becomes." ”
Although Xiao Shilian has always wanted to indulge, he is definitely not a person who can't handle the importance well, compared to looking for flowers and asking willows, of course, it is more important to solve the contradiction between Pei Zilie and Xiao Maha: "Brother Li is true, he should be like this." ”
"Let's go, it's another unpredictable battle." Li Xinchen raised his eyebrows.
The rays of the setting sun shone on the two of them, dragging out long shadows, and the two men walked out of the courtyard one after the other, as if they were walking towards a completely different, but equally dangerous, battlefield.
——Volume 1: The End of a Dream——