Because they wanted to return to the township as soon as possible to reunite with their relatives, the soldiers of the Mongol clan unconsciously accelerated their journey, but even so, it still took them nearly three months, and they barely returned to the township until the beginning of February of the following year.

Due to the urgency of the march, or some of the domestic slaves of the clan, or even the Meng's clansmen, their injuries worsened due to the weather, but fortunately, the charioteers in the clan, including Meng Zhong and other armor soldiers, gave up the position of the chariot early to carry these wounded, and finally avoided the worst.

In the self-deprecating words of the wounded, they survived the brutal Song Teng War, and it would not have been worth it if they had died on the way home.

Around the eighth day of the second month of the following year, the Mongol soldiers returned to their villages.

Because all the clansmen wanted to surprise the clansmen in their hometowns, therefore, neither the family Sima Mengzhi nor the young sect master Menghu sent anyone to inform the township in advance, so that when more than 1,000 clan soldiers and more than 20 chariots returned to the township, no one in Mengyi knew.

Only Meng Ao's son, Meng Ao, saw his family's army when he went out to chop wood, and the boy, who was a year younger than Meng Zhong, was a little panicked at first, but immediately shouted and cheered with joy when he saw the banner of "Bei Ao Mengshi" in the army.

"The people are back! The clan is back! ”

In addition to the joy, he ignored the firewood he was carrying, and immediately ran back to the township, hoping to tell everyone in the clan the good news as soon as possible.

The news spread quickly, and when the soldiers of the Meng clan arrived in Mengyi, Meng Qi, the suzerain of the Meng clan, and the elders of the clan, Meng Jin, Meng Jian and others, led groups of people to greet them.

During this period, the sect leader Meng Qi blamed: "Why don't you send someone to inform the township first?" The townsfolk are also ready to celebrate...... Mengqing? What about Mengqing? ”

As soon as they heard this, the soldiers of the Meng clan, who were originally elated, suddenly fell in a low mood.

At this time, Jia Sima Meng Zhi stood up and said to Meng Qi respectfully: "Sect Master, under the witness of the young Sect Master, my brother recommended me to be the "Family Sima" before his death......

Meng Qi opened his mouth slightly, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Elder Meng Yan, but saw the latter's figure on crutches, trembling slightly at the moment.

After a long time, Meng Qi put his hand on Meng Zhi's shoulder, nodded heavily and said: "Meng Qing, he is the athlete of my Meng clan, and the clan will not forget his ......."

Meng Zhi nodded, and immediately after glancing at the direction where his father Meng Yi was, he said loudly: "My brother is a warrior who even the King of Song praised, and he killed Teng Hu, the monarch of Teng State, with his own hands on the battlefield!" ”

Hearing this, the people of the Meng clan who came to welcome them were all shocked and happy, and even the sect leader Meng Qi's eyes widened in surprise, after all, Teng Hu, the monarch of the Teng Clan, was to some extent similar to an invincible terror in the minds of the people of the Meng clan.

As for the elder Meng Jin, who had lost his eldest son, he was on crutches at this time, nodding with relief, his beard trembled, and old tears flowed.

"We, victory!"

Jia Sima Mengzhi raised his arms and shouted.

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Meng clan, whether they were injured or not, raised their arms and cheered.

For a while, the festive atmosphere diluted the sadness, and the sect leader Meng Qi immediately decided to set up a banquet to celebrate the achievements in the clan, so that the whole clan could celebrate this hard-won victory for the soldiers who went out on the expedition.

After Meng Qi said this, Sima Mengzhi ordered the entire army to be disbanded, so that the soldiers under his command could be reunited with their relatives.

Watching a famous brother throw himself into the arms of his parents, Meng Zhong looked left and right, but did not see the figures of his mother Ge and his sister Meng Yan, obviously the latter two may not know about this matter yet.

So, after saying a word to Sima Mengzhi, he drove a chariot and headed towards his home.

Seeing this scene, the sect leader Meng Qi was a little puzzled, after all, according to the rules, when the clansmen returned from the expedition, the chariot should be settled by the family, although Meng Zhong's identity is special, but he can't violate the rules.

Seeing this, his son Meng Yu explained: "Father, that chariot was brought to him by Ah Zhong's brother-in-law Hui Ang, so that he could bring back the book given by Mencius to the clan. ”

"Hui'an? Mencius? ”

Meng Qi stared at him in shock, and his face was full of incredulity.

At this time, Meng Zhong had already driven the two-horse chariot in the direction of his home.

As he expected, although there was such a big commotion in the township, Ge and Meng Yan did not know about it, so that when Meng Zhong parked the chariot in front of his house, he saw his sister Meng Yan sweeping the snow in the yard from the fence.

"Grandma."

Meng Zhong smiled narrowly: "There are still some leaks there." ”

"Huh?"

Hearing a familiar voice greeting her, Meng Yan turned her head to look at her, and saw a young man in armor standing on the fence looking at her.

If you look closely, isn't that your brother Meng Zhong?

"Brother?"

With joy, she immediately threw away the broom in her hand, ran a few steps to open the yard, and suddenly jumped into her brother's arms, putting her hands around her brother's neck.

Such an intimate gesture made Meng Zhong freeze on the spot.

However, Meng Yan didn't have this realization, and choked up with tears and laughter: "Great, brother, you're back...... Woowoo...... Great......"

Meng Zhong didn't expect his sister to react so much, and after being stunned for a while, he reached out and touched his sister's hair, and said doting and gentle: "Ah, I'm back......"

At this time, Ge Shi also seemed to hear the movement in the courtyard, and walked out of the house curiously, and even saw Meng Yan holding the neck of a young armorer, she was stunned for a moment, and then a real smile appeared on her face.

"Ah Zhong......" she called softly, and then said to Meng Yan with a smile: "Ah Yan, such a big girl, still hugging your brother like this, aren't you afraid that the clansmen will see you and laugh at you?" ”

Meng Yan reacted at this time, quickly let go of her hands, and after secretly glancing at her brother with a flushed face, she ran behind Ge's back and hid.

At this time, Meng Zhong walked up to Ge Shi in a few steps, and respectfully bowed his hand and said, "Mother, the child is back." ”

Ge Shi nodded again and again, took a few steps forward and hugged Meng Zhong in his arms, and muttered, "It's good to come back...... My son, it's good to be back......"

After a cordial and warm greeting, Meng Zhong pulled the two-horse chariot into the courtyard.

Seeing the two war horses pulling the chariot, Meng Yan's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked around the chariot.

Although she also has a donkey gray given by her brother Meng Zhong, how can a donkey be compared to a war horse, the gap between the two is too big.

"Brother, can I touch them?" She asked, a little scared.

"Absolutely." Meng Zhong smiled and nodded, after all, the war horse was domesticated and relatively docile.

Seeing Meng Yan caressing the mane of a war horse with a happy face, Ge Shi asked curiously, "Zhong'er, why did you bring the chariot to our house?" ”

Montessori explained: "Mother, this is not the family's chariot, it was given as a gift by an elder brother whom the child met in Pengcheng, so that the child could transport some bamboo slips back to the clan. ”

As he spoke, he briefly explained to his mother about Hui An, including Hui Ang taking him to visit Mencius in the Kingdom of Zou and Mencius giving him half of "Mencius".

After all, Hui Ang was his ruler of the Song Kingdom, and Mencius was a Confucian sage who was more famous than Zhuangzi, and his son was able to get acquainted with these two, as a mother, Ge naturally felt both happy and gratified.

After that, Meng Yan, who felt fresh, fed the horse with the beans at home, which seemed to cause the dissatisfaction of the donkey named Gray Ash in the family, and called "ahhh

During this period, Meng Zhong, under the instruction of his mother, paid homage to the "corpses" of his grandfather Meng Shu, father Meng Qu, and brother Meng Bo, and immediately chatted with his mother about his experience in Teng Kingdom, while listening to his sister Meng Yan giggling in the yard - it seemed that the donkey was very dissatisfied with the two more behemoths competing with it for food at home, and was barking at the two horses, and kept shaking its hind hooves to kick them, until Meng Yan reached out and gently stroked it, and it gradually quieted down.

After a brief chat, Meng Zhong said to his mother: "Mother, the child will go back to the master's residence first, and transport these bamboo slips by the way. ”

Ge Shi nodded when he heard this, and said, "Now that I have returned, I should visit the master in person, so as not to worry about the master." ”

But having said that, her face showed a little reluctance.

Of course, Meng Zhong understood his mother's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Mother, the child will go back and come back at night." …… The child has been away from home for a long time, so he should live at home for a while and accompany his mother. ”

As soon as he heard this, Ge immediately laughed and urged his son to go and come back quickly.

At this time, the two horses had already been fed, and after changing his clothes, Meng Zhong drove the carriage to Zhuangziju, and by the way, he took his sister Meng Yan, who wanted to try riding the chariot.

I have to say that the speed of the chariot is really not comparable to that of a donkey, and in less than an hour, Meng Zhong came to Zhuangziju from the countryside.

instructed his sister Meng Yan, who was full of excitement, not to run around, and Meng Zhong walked into Zhuangziju.

"Ah Zhong?"

"Ah Zhong?"

Zhuangzi was inside, like Wu Ying, Xiang Yi, Hua Hu and other friends, who saw Meng Zhong returning and greeted him, but after learning about Meng Zhong's intention, these people showed strange smiles one after another, which made Meng Zhong a little confused.

"What the hell?"

Bidding farewell to the little friends who had urged him to greet his master, Meng Zhong went straight to the main house where Zhuangzi lived, and saw Zhuangzi sitting behind the familiar low table in the room, writing something.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and knelt respectfully in front of Zhuangzi - although Zhuangzi had never liked the Confucian set of etiquette, but at this moment, Meng Zhong felt that only in this way could he express his gratitude to the teacher in front of him.

After all, without Zhuangzi's letter "This is Meng Zhong, a disciple of Zhuang Zhou", he would not have had the opportunity to get acquainted with Hui An, and he would not have had the possibility of receiving special care from the military Sima Jingyu in the future, nor would he have had the opportunity to meet Mencius.

"Master Zhuang, the unfilial disciple Meng Zhong is back."

At this time, Zhuangzi had already stopped writing, raised his head to look at the disciple kneeling in front of him, nodded and said simply and calmly: "It's good to come back." ”

Hearing that his teacher didn't blame him, Meng Zhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he felt that something was wrong, and suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhuangzi in amazement.

The teacher in front of you ...... Did he speak?

Meng Zhong was stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.