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The people were also stunned by the servant's answer, and for a moment they did not know what to do. After being stunned for a while, Liu Hongji took the lead in stabilizing his mind, staring at the two servants with wide eyes and asking, "Where did Miss He Ruo go, why didn't you stop her!" ”

"We, we were sent out by her to sell vegetables. When she came back from shopping, Miss He was gone, and the horse she used to ride was gone. We thought it was the government soldiers who came again, and went around to find the master, but we didn't know where the master went! The two servant women reported with a handful of snot and tears, crying and crying.

"Have any government soldiers been here? Q: Haven't asked your neighbors? Qian Shixiong was also a little anxious, although his voice was low, his tone sounded like he was roaring.

"No, no! The neighbors all said that they only saw people riding out of the house, but no outsiders came! The servant woman was startled by him and began to weep aloud.

When everyone heard this, they knew that they would never be able to ask any more results. Immediately, they each led their horses and went out separately to find them. Tossed from the afternoon until dark, and found no results. The street was deserted, and no one noticed a woman passing by alone. Only the soldier at the south gate said that two hours earlier he had seen a chestnut pony carrying a boy out of the west. They saw that the other horse's horses were handsome and neatly dressed, so they did not dare to carefully interrogate their whereabouts.

"Mel is gone, and I know she's sad. I promised to protect her, I promised? Qin Ziying stood stupidly in the courtyard and muttered. Ever since he had heard the servant's report, he had lost his soul, and he had in his hand a withered grass with white flowers, and he did not go out to find anyone, nor did he listen to the persuasion of the people.

"Brother Ziying, does Sister Mei'er have any relatives living nearby?" Li Wan's children were attentive and stepped forward to remind in a low voice.

"The people of He Ruo's family have been killed by the emperor, how can they have any relatives!" Qin Ziying shook her head with a wry smile, looked at the withered grass in her hand, and burst into tears in a daze.

This was plucked from the roof tile by Qin Ziying when the two of them first bought this courtyard. I don't know what the name is, but I think this grass has strong vitality, and it can bloom bright white flowers with a little rain in the tile. So, Mel left it and composed a song on the theme of this flower.

"He Ruojia?" Qian Shixiong asked blankly. It was only then that he realized that the surname was extraordinary. There was only one He Ruo's family that was copied by the emperor in the Great Sui Dynasty, and that was the family of the great general He Ruobi.

"She is the granddaughter of General He Ruobi!" Qi Poning replied in a low voice. The world is impermanent, who would have thought that He Ruobi, who was majestic back then, would also fall into the fate of a ruined family. Who would have thought that his granddaughter would marry a small family that is not a wealthy family, and would be thought to be a shame of the family?

Huaiyuan Town is a border city, and the nearby Yan County and Liucheng are dozens of miles away. A weak woman goes out alone, and she is smeared in the dark, and her ending can be guessed without asking everyone. But everyone was an officer, and they left the team rashly, which was not tolerated by military law. Besides, the people have been gone for two hours, and unless a large number of men and horses are dispatched to cast their nets in all directions, they will not be able to catch up with them in any way.

"Ziying, actually, that's fine. Your Qin family is a prestigious family after all! Zhou Wenyuan took a few steps forward and persuaded in a low voice. Although the words of the two old guys, Yu Wenshu and Mai Tiezhu, today are hurtful, but in fact they are not wrong. If Qin Ziying marries He Ruomei desperately, not only will the family not tolerate it, but his future will also be ruined in the future.

"The so-called wealthy family is just a piece of rotten flesh to the heart. Brother Zhou, you were born in it, didn't you smell it? Qin Ziying suddenly burst out a little crazy, laughing and asking rhetorically.

"Child!" Zhou Wenyuan was embarrassed and speechless when asked.

The people standing solemnly in the cold wind, except for Li Xu and Wu Shi Tong, who were born as merchants, the rest can be regarded as wealthy families. Although some people's families are prosperous, some people's families are slightly weaker. Qin Ziying's words were equivalent to scolding everyone into it, and immediately, someone had a cold face and said: "I've been together for so long, but I don't know that Brother Ziying has the ambition to pick chrysanthemums under the fence, we and other laypeople are really high!" ”

"Picking chrysanthemums, hehe!" Qin Ziying sneered loudly, her face full of tears, "Don't misunderstand, brothers. At this moment, I wish I was the general of the Pillar Kingdom, and I would be crowned for generations! ”

After that, he ignored everyone, pinched the withered weed, and walked straight to the back house.

Qian Shixiong knew that this matter was all caused by his own general, and he didn't realize that his face was scornful, so he took the lead in saying goodbye. Everyone waited for Qin Ziying for a while, and saw that he was hiding in the room and refused to come out, so they had to go back to the camp to rest first. Along the way, when everyone talked about today's events, they all shook their heads and sighed for Qin He and the others. Thinking about what Qin Ziying said at the end, I felt a lot of kinship. So much so that in the end, they all lost interest in talking, and as soon as they returned to the barracks, they immediately went back to their rooms to sleep.

"I wish I was the general of the Zhu Kingdom!" Qin Ziying's last sentence was not wrong at all, if he was a general, even if he was a general, no blind soldier would dare to bully him. Thinking about the ups and downs of the whole situation today, Li Xu was inexplicably shocked in his heart.

Under the lights, he thought of Sun Jiu, Xu Dayan, Ashina Choyu, and the arrogant, but unruly wheat iron staff. "Credit, but take it right away!" What Xu Dayan said back then also warmed up in his heart again.

"I must get ahead!" Under the same light, Qin Ziying held a withered grass and swore secretly.

"Mei'er is just a wild flower, scattered into mud, and it will also fall under the feet of the child!" When the wine is drunk and the love is strong, a vow has been sung tactfully.

The brawl soon calmed down, and apart from a little regret for what happened to Qin and He, people didn't leave too many traces in their hearts. The tribulations of a person's youth are easily forgotten, but the extent to which those tribulations affect the path of one's life is unknown to others other than the person concerned.

It can be said that they don't know each other without fighting, but after the turmoil, the relationship between the grain guards and the government soldiers became intimate. In particular, the exchanges between generals have changed from the original lack of contact to frequent movements, and the changes have occurred within a few days. Liu Hongji, Li Xu, Wang Yuantong, Qin Ziying and others often became guests in the camp of Qian Shixiong, the general of Zuo Wuwei, and the generals of Zuo Wuwei, such as Qian Shixiong, Meng Jincha and Mai Jie, were also treated as guests in the camp of the Grain Protection Army. Liu Hongji is easy-going by nature and likes to socialize with Haojie, and his temperament has also influenced Li Xu. Both of them are good drinkers, no matter where they go to gamble on wine, they will return with a big victory, and after a long time, they have also broken out of the reputation of a drunkard in addition to martial arts and courage.

Occasionally, Liu Hongji couldn't get out of his body, and Li Xu could only go to the banquet alone. At this time, he tried to talk less and eat more, and listened to the generals pointing out the country in front of him. The positions of Qian Shixiong and others are much higher than Li Xu, and the topics they talk about are indeed secrets that he has never heard of. In this case, it is normal for him to not be able to interject.

"General Mai wants to invite you to drink a glass of water and wine tomorrow night, I wonder if Brother Zhongjian can enjoy it?" One day after the banquet, Qian Shixiong, who was drunk, suddenly grabbed his arm and asked when he was sending Li Xu out.

"Mai-old general!" The wine in Li Xu's stomach suddenly woke up for a while, and he asked. looked around and no one noticed, and added in a low voice: "Just invite me alone?" What about Brother Liu? ”

"General Mai only ordered me to invite you, Hongji, I don't know very well!" Although Qian Shixiong is a military general, he is very skillful in answering Li Xu's words.

Li Xu didn't ask anymore, this day would come sooner or later, and after he shot the iron helmet on Qian Shixiong's head, Liu Hongji reminded him.

"General Mai is very talented!" Liu Hongji, who is open-minded and familiar with things, once said. As for how Li Xu should respond, Liu Hongji did not give advice. He insisted that people have to choose many paths in this life, and others usually can't overstep their bounds.

For a sudden dinner, Li Xu prepared painstakingly. General Zuo Wuwei is in the middle of the court, and his invitation is not something that a small brigade leader can refuse. And whether the grain guards and the government soldiers can get along with each other depends on the mood of the old general in many cases.

The old general looked easy-going when he was not wearing a military uniform, he was from Jiangnan, not too tall, but he looked extremely sturdy. The complexion is slightly darker, and the pure black eyes and snow-white beard are contrasted. Everyone sat down, and some beauties stepped forward to dance, a few songs were relaxed, and the wine gradually became stronger.

"Boy, do you know why the old man invited you?" Mai Tiezhu poured himself a glass of wine, held it in his hand and asked. A maid slowly stepped forward to make vegetables for him, but he waved his hand and drove him out.

"I think it's the old general's heavy drinking, and he can't find an opponent in the army, so he specially ordered the kid to hold the cup!" Li Xu replied with a smile. "But the old general may have been deceived by the boy's false name, I drink very little, but I am just bold enough!"

has a lot of experience behind Liu Hongji, and now Li Xu is no longer as restrained as he used to be in the process of dealing with senior generals. Occasionally, you can make some innocuous jokes and sloppy about embarrassing questions that you don't want to answer.

But this trick obviously didn't work against the wheat iron staff, and the old general was older and had fewer scruples than others. looked at Li Xu with a smile, and praised in a low voice: "You are not as honest as you seem to be in this life, but it's okay to be honest in these years." The old man invited you here, first of all, to thank you for your proper advance and retreat that day and did not embarrass the old man! ”

"I dare not accept this praise for my humble position." Of course, Li Xu knew what day the wheat iron rod was raised, so he arched his hand in the seat and replied.