In the blink of an eye, a long time has passed.

One early summer morning, when the dew was still hanging on the tips of the green leaves, on the mountain road to Youxi Village, a group of outsiders, two men and two women, and three children, came.

Several people were dressed ordinarily, but there was an indescribable momentum on their bodies, which made the villagers along the way see it, and some did not dare to look directly. Even if they occasionally talk and ask, the villagers bow their heads respectfully to show respect.

On the contrary, the three children were more lively, running forward on the mountain road, and every once in a while they would stop deliberately and shout loudly to the parents who were left behind: Father, mother, hurry up!

Then, he set off again and continued to run.

After entering Youxi Village, many of the villagers here recognized these people, and some of them still greeted them with a smile in the field: "Master Lu, come to visit the old man again?" ”

The man with half-white sideburns smiled and nodded gently, and greeted the farmer very politely.

After a few people walked away.

"Lao Liu, who are those people just now? Doesn't that seem like an ordinary thing? Some farmers took advantage of the rest to lay their arms on the hoe and asked curiously about the farmer who had just taken the initiative to say hello.

Regarding the affairs of the Lu family, Lao Liu actually didn't know much. He remembered that when he was a child, Old Man Lu brought his wife to live here, and some of his fathers and even grandparents seemed to remember this Old Man Lu's wife, saying that they had settled here for a while many years ago.

Later, for some unknown reason, I moved out.

As for his two sons, Lao Liu knows even less, some say that they are on an errand in the city, and some people say that they are cronies of the county guard somewhere. In short, I don't know how much higher than these peasants who only know how to turn rakes and hoes in the fields.

Shouting 'Master Lu', there will definitely be no mistake.

The other farmers were convinced of this, and even nodded their heads very convincingly, and then thought about the walking posture of the two of them, the dragon and the tiger walked in a hurry, it turned out to be the master who was an official, no wonder he felt extraordinarily majestic.

These words also came into their ears later, and the two brothers naturally did not defend themselves with these peasants, if they really said their identities, it is estimated that they could break the courage of these peasants, not to mention, he didn't want to disturb the peaceful life that the old man had so hard to get.

A lot of words, laughter and laughter will pass.

A short walk further on, is their own land. In the field, a young man in his early twenties was bent over weeding and repelling insects, and his head was covered in sweat.

Lu Zhen shouted at him, and the young man turned around, and when he saw the visitor, he was very overjoyed, and then put down the farm tools in his hand, washed his hands by the stream, and came out of the field barefoot.

"Second uncle, little uncle, why are you here?"

It can be seen that the young man is very happy.

"I haven't seen you for a year, you kid seems to have grown taller again."

Lu Xiao, who had a short black beard, patted his nephew on the shoulder and laughed. Compared with his brother Lu Zhen, who became the emperor, his younger brother looked much younger, strong and healthy, and he couldn't even find a trace of white hair on his head.

"Where's the old man?"

After a simple greeting, Lu Xiao got straight to the point.

The young man naturally knew what he was pointing, he first glanced in the direction of his yard, and then lowered his voice: "Two uncles, my grandfather's temper has not been very good recently, and he is angry at every turn, and it is estimated that he is basking in the sun in the yard at this time, so the two uncles should be careful." ”

For this nephew's kind reminder, Lu Xiao didn't pay attention to it at all, he was beaten less when he was a child?

Walking along the avenue built of yellow mud, there are many green bamboos planted on both sides of the road, which are green and shaded, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, and is particularly refreshing.

Climb a short hillside, is a farmhouse courtyard, the periphery is not like other villages around the long courtyard wall, from the intersection of the road can be walked directly, there are four houses built inside, with the middle of the highest and largest, yellow mud rammed wall, in white limestone to write four big characters: Lu family compound.

In the bamboo forest behind the courtyard, there is a cemetery, in which a horse is buried, the old man himself took a hammer and a chisel to carve the stone carving, and there is also his own inscription "Red Dog Chasing the Wind", the inscription reads:

The fire swept the wind, and the red clouds reflected the blue sky.

The plains are galloping, and the smoke is surging in the sky.

Qiji has a good breed, and BMW treats heroes.

The long-term drive is like electricity, and it is really worthy of life and death.

In the courtyard, the old man's eyes narrowed slightly, lying on the rocking chair made by his son-in-law, comfortably basking in the sun.

Yan Wei, his wife who has been with him for many years, sat on a stool not far from him, holding a needle and thread in her hand and picking up the soles of her shoes, but her eyesight was not as good as before, even if it was a simple needle and thread, it would take a long time.

But she was not in a hurry, everything was in order.

"Daddy, we see you're here!"

Before he reached the courtyard here, he heard Lu Xiao's majestic shout from a distance.

Yan Wei, who was a mother, was stunned at first, and then naturally she was very happy, put all the needlework and soles on the stool, and got up to greet her son and daughter-in-law.

The old man was lying on the rocking chair, still not moving, but his mouth was dissatisfied with the echo: "Shouting so loudly, I'm not deaf!" ”

After a while, the two brothers came to the old man with their wives and children and greeted him honestly.

A woman wearing a cloth apron came out of the stove house, and when she saw her two younger brothers, Lu Lingqi had a bright smile on her face, but when she looked past Lu Zhen, there was a lot of distress in her eyes: "Qingtong, why is your hair white?" ”

Lu Zhen smiled.

The major events of the family and the country dare not have a day of burnout.

After that, the two daughters-in-law accompanied their mother and sister to the house to talk and help, while the two sons stayed in the courtyard to chat with the old man.

"Recently, have there been any wars?" The old man was lying on the rocking chair and asked seemingly unconcerned.

"Two years ago, we stopped fighting, and the Hu people in the north, the countries in the Western Regions in the west, and the Guishan in the west of the Western Regions were all beaten by us. The territory map of the entire Ding Kingdom has expanded by more than half compared to the previous Han Dynasty......"

Lu Zhen got up and refilled his father's empty cup with tea.

The old man said 'um', took a sip of the cup, and asked slowly: "I heard that in addition to Guishan, there are also big countries such as Rome and Anxi in the west, will you still fight in the future?" ”

Lu Zhen shook his head slightly, as if he was a little tired: "I shouldn't be able to fight this time." Over the years, I sat in Beijing, and my brother went on expeditions everywhere, although he has always been invincible, but the war has always cost the people and money, and many sons and daughters have never been able to return to their homeland when they go to other places. I still want to leave more money for the next generation, even if I can't expand the territory, at least I can ensure that the world is stable and there is no famine......"

The old man nodded and said, 'It's okay'.

Later, he asked Lu Xiao again: "Second brother, what are your plans?" ”

"What can I do? If there is no war, what is the meaning of this world? It's so boring! ”

Lu Xiao grabbed the fruit in the fruit bowl and took a big bite, the juice flowed down his lips into his lush beard, and he said nonchalantly: "I have returned the military power to the boss, and when I handed over the military power, there were still many people who privately instigated me to usurp the throne and seek power." I thought about it, let's forget it, look, the boss is white, I don't want to be trapped in the palace every day, facing a stack of twists and turns that are higher than the stack......"

"I, my mother-in-law and children have all brought, and I won't leave this time, no matter if you want to play with knives or archery, Daddy, you also have a sparring partner, right? As for the future, if I still want to fight, let the boss transfer me back again. ”

After listening to the second son's plan, the old man was very pleased.

"Okay, I won't talk to you, it's noon, school is about to end, and I should pick up Qing'er."

With that, the old man got up from the rocking chair.

"Daddy, I'd better go."

Lu Xiao finished eating the fruit in his hand and said first.

Qing'er, that is, his sister's daughter.

The old man likes this little granddaughter the most, the little girl is not only lively and cute, but also exactly the same as when her sister was young.

However, the little girl's father was not very favored by the old man, perhaps because of the sentence 'strange changes and couples remain unchanged' when they first met, which made the old man confused, or the later behavior and thoughts were too strange and biased, which made it difficult for the old man to accept.

The old man was unhappy, straightened his face, and said angrily: "It's not that I can't walk anymore, where is the need for you to go for me." ”

Then he walked away with his hands behind his back.

In the east of Youxi Village, there is a small school, in which there is a gentle teacher who is responsible for teaching the children in the village to read and write.

During the school day, whether it is a farmer working in the field or a woman doing laundry by the river, you can hear the sound of Lang Lang reading from the distance in the school.

When it was time for school to get out, the old man picked up his little granddaughter and led her back the way she came.

On the way back, the little girl ran along the road one by one, and at the same time innocently shouted: "Ah Weng, come and chase me!" ”

It is also a game that she often plays between her and her grandfather.

This time, however, it was different.

As she ran, she suddenly noticed that there was no shadow behind her, so she turned back again, and the gray-haired Aung was leaning against a big tree, panting.

"Qing'er, Ah Weng can't walk anymore, I'll rest for a while."

The old man raised his hand, and his throat was very dry.

"Then Ah Weng, you can rest for a while, today the master told us the story of the Saiwai flying general in class, I will tell you, okay?" The little girl is not in a hurry to go home, and with new stories, she always likes to be the first to share them with Ah Weng.

Hearing the word 'flying general', the old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and there seemed to be a lot of fragments flashing in his mind, one scene after another, one after another.

He seemed to have returned to his youth, holding a halberd, sitting on a tall horse, with a wave of his big hand, the thousands of troops and horses behind him were like a torrent of iron armor, roaring and rumbling, destroying the withered and decaying.

The picture turned quickly, and the old man's eyelids gradually drooped unconsciously.

The moment it was finally closed, he saw a stunned guy standing under the tree, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and in front of him was a woman with bright eyes and bright teeth, the young man handed the flowers up, and his voice was worried: Wei Niang, I, I like you!

The gentleman was playing the piano for him, and Cao Xing's fellows were shouting loudly around him, promising him to promise him.

The blush on that woman's face is so beautiful!

At this time, the little girl stood up straight, her gestures were like martial fingers, her body was upright, and her immature and young but extraordinarily loud voice echoed in the valley: Lu Fengxian, the commander of Bingzhou, is nine feet long, has extraordinary strength, and a Fang Tian halberd in his hand is invincible in the world......