Chapter 25 of the main text

When Li Guo came to Hulushan again, it was already three days after Li Hongji became a parent.

He didn't have much money to spare, and for Li Hongji's sake, he worked up and down the yamen, almost exhausted his poor family property, and it was not good to visit Li Hongji empty-handed, so he had to steal two old hens in a neighboring village, and went to the market to buy two catties of pork and two kinds of pastries.

Seeing Li Hongji and Gao Guiying glued together, Li Guo was a little nervous, Gao Ligong saved Li Hongji, but he pulled him into the water, if Li Hongji stole someone's little sister, he also had a certain responsibility, taking advantage of Gao Guiying going out for a while, Li Guo pulled him aside, "Second Uncle ......" pointed at Gao Guiying again, he didn't want Li Hongji to hook up with an unknown aunt for him.

Besides, Li Hongji is recuperating from his injuries in the Gao family, eating the Gao family, using the Gao family, and living in the Gao family, if he hooks up with someone else's sister again, he can't live with the benevolence of others anyway.

"Double happiness," Li Hongji didn't know how to speak for a while, he grabbed a few handfuls of his hair in embarrassment, smiled wryly, and then said, "We have already made a kiss." ”

"Kissing?" Li Guo's eyes widened for a moment, his eyes almost smashed the instep of his foot, his waist arched like a prawn, and he circled around Li Hongji for a whole time before he stopped, and his eyes still fell on Li Hongji's face, "Second uncle, didn't they drive you out of the house for meritorious service and meritorious service?" Well, we don't need them to rush, we go back by ourselves, hey, where can we go back? There are often unknown people in the village, either the poor officials of the county government or the people of Ai Zhao! ”

"Shuangxi, what are you talking about," Li Hongji had to give him a roll of his eyes, "Why did they drive me away for meritorious service?" I am close to Gui Ying, and I am a matchmaker who has made meritorious contributions myself. ”

"Huh? Second uncle, you didn't steal Gui Ying...... Is it really a meritorious medium? Li Guo lowered his voice and looked in the direction Gao Guiying left, as if she was afraid that she would hear it.

"Of course not, who do you think of your second uncle?" Li Hongji was stunned suddenly, "Double happiness, what did you say?" Are there often unfamiliar faces in the village? ”

"Well, I think they are ghostly, and the target must be you," Although Li Guo is a ranger and has some fame in the local area, he doesn't have the courage to deal with a squire like Shangguan Mansion or Ai Zhao.

"I see!"

Li Hongji was originally going to find Ai Zhao for revenge, and after marrying Gao Guiying, he slept in the gentle township, and this kind of revenge was light, since Ai Zhao refused to let him go, then there must be a break between them. However, Ai Zhao is a large local squire, and the courtyard at home is deep, and there must be many guards around him when he goes out.

"What does the second uncle mean......"

"Double happiness, let's go, let's go into the house and talk," Li Hongji led Li Guo to the west wing of the back house where he once lived, which was Gao Yigong's house, and made him a cup of hot tea, "Double happiness, you will go down the mountain tomorrow, but don't go home for the time being, do something for the second uncle first." ”

"What's the matter?" Li Guo sat on the square bench, and warmed his hands with hot tea, seeing Li Hongji so solemn, he knew that he must have something important to explain.

"Go to the county seat, inquire about Ai Zhao's mansion, and if possible, find out some of Ai Zhao's travel rules and habits." This is Li Hongji's past thoughts, and he was about to forget it, but Ai Zhao didn't let him go, so he had to pick up this plan again, originally preparing to go and listen by himself, but now he is still a fugitive, and it is inconvenient to travel, it just so happens that Li is here, and he also has some acquaintances in the county, so it is very appropriate to do these things.

"Second uncle, what are you going to do?" Li Guo's breathing suddenly became short, and he didn't even know that the tea was splashed on his hand, "Ai Zhao has a lot of guards around him, and if you want to beat him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out." ”

"Since Ai Zhao won't let me go, then I won't let him have a good life," Li Hongji said leisurely, his voice colder than the snow outside, "Without silver, I can't go back home anyway." ”

"Second uncle, you think about it, then Ai Zhao is not an idle person," Li Guo's head burst out of dense beads of sweat, "I heard that every time I go out, there are three or five guards around me, once the second uncle misses, I'm afraid there will be no rescue......"

"Double happiness, I'm inconvenient now, I can't travel freely, I can't even get out of this pot of Lushan, once the new yuan passes, the weather gets warmer, the snow melts, I have to go down the mountain, the second uncle doesn't want to bother you, you just need to hear some information, and I will handle the rest myself...... Now I'm afraid that the city is tight, and it is a little difficult to inquire about information, if you are embarrassed, it doesn't matter, as long as I am completely well, there is time. ”

"What did the second uncle say?" Li Guo got up, but he was worried that the voice was too loud, startling the people of the Gao family, and lowered his voice and said: "As long as the second uncle dares, how can I be a person who is afraid of things?" ”

"Double happiness, second uncle...... Second Uncle really doesn't want to bother you," Li Hongji sighed faintly, "Go to Ai Zhao this time, no matter what the result is, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Lijia Station in the future." ”

"Afraid of what? It's a big deal! Li Guo ignored the fact that the tea was still hot, and poured it violently, "It's really going to fall into the grass, drink wine in a big bowl, eat meat, I don't know how much more leisurely it is compared to my current life." ”

"Falling grass?" Although Li Hongji does not have a fine grasp of the history of later generations, the general context is still clear, "Double happiness, there is no need to fall into the grass, this is the case, we can go to the army." ”

"Joining the army? Where to go to join the army? If you go to Yansui, I'm afraid you will meet Ai Zhao's acquaintances, and you will have to suffer from Ai Zhao's bird gas at that time. Li Guo added tea to Li Hongji and filled his teacup, "Where is the second uncle going to go?" ”

"Naturally, you can't go to Yansui," Li Hongji vaguely remembers that in the original history, "he" went to Ganzhou, "If you want to join the army, the farther away the better, and go to a place where Ai Zhao's hands and feet can't reach." ”

"Second uncle, I believe you," Li Guo's expression turned grim, as if he had made up his final mind, "Anyway, I will go wherever the second uncle goes, we are still like when we were children, we will never be separated!" ”

"Okay, the second uncle will never treat you badly!"

Li Hongji stretched out his right hand, Li Guo put his right hand on it, and the two hands were tightly clenched together, solid and powerful.

"Hongji, Double Happiness, what are you doing? Go outside with more strength than you can, and beware of knocking over the cups and plates. Gao Guiying saw that Li Hongji had not returned to the room for a long time, so she had to come to the back room and happened to see the two shaking hands.

"Ah, yes, we are comparing strength," Li Hongji laughed and got off the donkey down the slope, "Shuangxi wants to see how my injury is recovering, no big or small, and just now asked me, the sore has not fully recovered, how to do it, Gui Ying, tell me, have my sores recovered?" ”

"Poor mouth!" Gao Guiying's face turned red, she spat on the ground, peeked at Li Guo, and saw that Li Guo was also smiling, her face couldn't help but turn even redder, and she was so angry that she slapped Li Hongji's chest twice with a pink fist, "I don't look like I'm in shape!" ”

Li Hongji grabbed her little hand, put it on the mouth and kissed it in front of Li Guo, "What are you afraid of, although Double Happiness is my nephew, we have grown up together since childhood, lived together, and are really brothers." ”

Gao Guiying struggled to pull out her little hand, and glanced at Li Hongji again, "How can you be an uncle like this?" ”

Li Guo saw that the two of them were almost in trouble, so he stood up, clasped his fists with both hands, and bowed, "Double happiness to meet my aunt!" This is his official ceremony, although Gao Guiying is Li Hongji's partial room, but with Li Guo, he is an elder.

"Double happiness, sit down, you're welcome, it's all your own family!" Gao Guiying was not used to it at first, and was a little cowardly, but later adapted to the role of a housewife, struggled for a while, and reluctantly accepted the half-salute, "Double happiness, this snowy day, it's not easy to go into the mountains, it's rare that you have the heart to come and see Hongji, you sit down first, I'll go and have some wine and food, and drink a glass of wine to warm up in a while!" ”

"I'll just say, your aunt is a good person, right? In my eyes, Double Happiness has seen it this time, right? Li Hongji praised it in a timely manner, and he didn't know whether to praise Gao Guiying or himself.

"You're beautiful!" Gao Guiying was a little embarrassed, twisted her body, walked out of the West Wing with a red face, and was busy with wine and food.

"Second uncle, do you know about Ai Zhao?" Li Guo saw that Gao Guiying was far away, so he asked.

"I don't know the details yet, but your aunt is a martial arts practitioner, so she shouldn't stop me," Li Hongji straightened his body on the wooden chair and narrowed his pupils slightly, "Shuangxi, go back this time, don't act rashly, wait for me to go down the mountain, and then make a decision." ”

"Second uncle, don't worry, I won't do that thing to startle the snake, after the new yuan, it is estimated that before the Lantern Festival, I will come to this pot of Lushan again."

"That's the best, I'll make some preparations here, and then think about it in the long run according to the information you heard, as for Gui Ying, it's okay to know, she is not a timid person, even if she joins the army in the future, she is not a fetter."

Li Hongji remembered the history of later generations, Gao Guiying was an outstanding general of the righteous army, and he should not oppose it when he joined the army and rebelled, and listened to Gao Ligong's meaning, after the new yuan, the Gao family is likely to defect to Gao Yingxiang, that is to be prepared for rebellion, Gao Guiying, as a member of the Gao family, how can he stay alone in Hulushan, is waiting for the government to arrest him?

Li Hongji refused to defect to Gao Yingxiang, in the final analysis, he still looked down on his rogue nature, if he couldn't occupy a base area, the popularity he had finally accumulated was likely to come to naught overnight, pushed to start over, and drew circles in place for a long time, but for the Gao family, except for the way to Gao Yingxiang, there is really no good place to go for the time being, which is also the reason why it is difficult for him to face Gao Ligong.

"That's good." Li Guo has seen the Gao family brothers, especially Gao Yigong, although he has not yet become famous, but the temperament of the ranger is a bit against him, Gao Ligong, as the head of the family, although he is much calmer, but this time Li Hongji has been in prison for a long time, not to mention losing his job, assisting Li Hongji to escape, once the government investigates it, it will definitely not be able to get out of it.

The current Gao family's situation is very similar to that of the Li family, although they are not fugitives, they are coerced by fugitives.