Wang Wujin already understood the reason why they worshipped Li Hongji as their eldest brother, so he had to take out the copper coins in his pocket one by one, a total of thirty-nine Wen, but he was a little reluctant, bowed down and trembled and said: "Big brother...... No, second brother ......"

Wu Ermao saluted Li Hongji, "These are all given to the eldest brother, it is too little, it is not a tribute, and it is the right to give the brothers a heart." ”

"Hehe," Li Hongji picked up a copper coin from Wang Wujin's hand, "Ermao, you are also having a hard time now, I will only take one penny, and I will receive the hearts of the brothers." ”

"Big brother, that's not good," Wu Ermao was anxious, he grabbed the copper coin in Wang Wujin's hand, and forced it to Li Hongji, "Big brother, brothers' thoughts, big brother must not shirk, in the future, brothers can count on big brother." ”

"Ermao, brothers, eldest brother is walking deep in the mountains now, it's useless to ask for these copper coins, let's use them." Li Hongji said in his heart, Lao Tzu's entanglement when he went home this time was all given by you.

"No, big brother," Wu Ermao divided all the copper coins into two parts, "Big brother takes half, and he can't refuse the wishes of his brothers anymore." ”

"yes, that's what we want." Wang Wujin and Black Egg also followed suit.

"Okay, then big brother takes half." Li Hongji had no choice but to accept half of the copper coin, plus the article just now, a total of twenty yuan, "Big brother is really leaving, take care." ”

"Big brother, take care." The three of them saluted Li Hongji with fists, and only then did they stagger back to Lingzhou City until they couldn't see Li Hongji's figure.

Wang Wujin was a little worried, "Big brother, that ...... Li Hongji just took our copper coins and left, if he was a liar...... Isn't it a joke to get out? ”

"Still called big brother?" Wu Ermao knocked lightly on Wang Wujin's head, "You have to have a longer memory in the future, you see, the three of us together, we shouldn't be able to beat the eldest brother, right?" If he is really greedy for this little money, he will leave us half of it? ”

"Big brother...... No, second brother, but the eldest brother does look like ...... It's like Hanako, is he a member of the beggar gang? "The black egg is still a little distressed about the copper coins that were taken away by Li Hongji, in this world, now there are fewer and fewer fat sheep with two legs, and there is a little oil and water on the body, can I meet one in half a month.

"What beggars?" Wu Ermao narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking, but more like a real memory, "The eldest brother went to the mountains to investigate, there are no hotels in the mountains, so he naturally has to carry a quilt," Seeing that the two subordinates couldn't turn a corner for a while, he didn't bother to explain to them again, but seemed to be talking to himself, "Even if we are deceived, our loss is not big, if the eldest brother can help us in the future, there will be hope in this life!" ”

Li Hongji walked through the mountains and forests for ten days before he came to Huaiyuanbao, the nest on his body had been eaten, he threw away the broken quilt, and had a hot meal in Huaiyuanbao, which was less than fifty miles away from his hometown Lijia Station, and he should be able to get home tomorrow, and he stayed at the inn that night, which was the first time he slept on the bed since he left Ningxia Town.

Fatigue of nearly ten days, coupled with the comfort of the bed, Li Hongji fell asleep on his head, and he didn't wake up until the time when the rooster crowed, about dawn.

The hometown is more timid, which is not bad, for Li Hongji, he also has to face many familiar strangers, especially his mother-in-law Han Jin'er.

From the memories of his predecessor, Li Hongji knew that Han Jin'er was a great beauty.

When Li Hongji was young, in Hanjia Village, 80 miles away from Mizhi County, there was a famous beauty Han Jin'er, who was young and vigorous at that time, and rampant in the township, he made an oath: If it is not Jin'er, he will not marry, and despite the opposition of his family, he insisted on proposing marriage to the Han family.

But Li Hongji was not the only one who proposed to the Han family, and in the end, an old squire from Xi'an relied on the advantage of silver to marry Han Jin'er, but the squire was too old and died soon after, and Han Jin'er was also driven home.

Han Jin'er went home only half a month, a prison student in Yan'an, heard that Han Jin'er was extremely beautiful, and spent a lot of money as a concubine, coincidentally, soon after, the prison student also died, and Han Jin'er, as an unknown person, was driven back to her parents' house again.

At this time, Li Hongji, who was already an adult, almost didn't spend a penny, so he took Han Jiner home and became his mother-in-law.

Li Hongji thought that he was going to meet this "wife" who had never met, and he couldn't help but be a little excited, he got up early, finished grooming, put on a felt hat, and then went out to eat breakfast and go home lightly.

In Shen Shizhong, Li Hongji came to Heimutou River, which is the closest market to his "hometown" Lijia Station, and in his pocket, there was only 20 copper coins given by Wu Ermao, so he took half of it and went to the butcher's house to buy some fresh pork, and then hummed a small tune and swaggered home along the Heimutou River.

At this time, it was the season when the river was dry, and the water level of the Heimutou River had dropped to the lowest, so Li Hongji walked seven or eight miles along the embankment on the west bank, crossed the river at a bend, came to the east bank, and walked two or three miles, which was Lijia Station.

Three "familiar" huts.

It is more dilapidated than Ningxia Post Station, there are many gaps in the earthen wall, among which the gap at the corner of the wall is the largest, it can almost be stuffed with a fist, it may be that the people who live in it are disgusted with air leakage, and fill the gaps with straw mixed with loess, and a large number of dry yellow wheat straw can be seen from the outside.

The thatch on the roof has obviously not been replaced for a long time, and it is uneven in the wind and sun, and I don't know if it leaks rain.

The two doors are closed, the door panel is grayish-yellow, obviously some years, between the door and the wall, there are also some gaps, under a closer look, Li Hongji found that the original door frame is not a straight bar, but curved, maybe when making the door frame, the wood is damp, and after the air drying, the door frame is deformed.

This is equivalent to opening two windows next to the gate, which should be very cool in summer, but unfortunately it is winter.

It turned out that his house was worse than a post station, Li Hongji shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he still knocked on the door, "Jin'er!" ”

"Which one?" A woman's voice came from inside the room, and there was a clang, and the door opened a crack, and half of her face was looking out.

"Jin'er, it's me!" Li Hongji didn't know if Han Jin'er had discovered some clues in his heart, and his heart was uneasy.

"Hongji?" The woman opened the wooden door completely and greeted her with a joyful face, "Why are you back?" Missed me? ”

Li Hongji smiled silently, but his two eyes were fixed on Han Jin'er's pretty face.

The woman's cloud temples are towering, thin eyebrows are in the sideburns, giving birth to a pair of happy eyes, scarlet lips are very eye-catching on the fair face, and the melon seed face is very proportional to the slender nose.

When you meet someone, you will smile first, and the snow will be a little red!

Li Hongji said in his heart, his mother-in-law looks very eye-catching, and she is really a great beauty, and it is not in vain that she has suffered so much since she crossed over.

"Hongji, what's wrong? Why don't you speak? Han Jin'er was almost talking with her eyes, "My mother-in-law, why haven't you seen enough?" ”

"Oh, Kim." Li Hongji replied casually.

"Hongji, let's go inside! You must be tired after walking so far, right? Sit down, I'll pour you a cup of hot water. Han Jin'er let Li Hongji into the hall and turned around and entered the back room.

Li Hongji sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals and put the pork on the table by the way.

After a while, Han Jin'er came out of the back room, holding a white porcelain bowl in both hands, her narrow shoulders were towering high, probably worried about the hot water in the bowl splashing, she moved the lotus step lightly, walking very carefully, and every step she took looked very difficult.

Li Hongji looked distressed, hurriedly greeted him, and took the porcelain bowl, "Jin'er, I'll come." ”

Han Jin'er smiled, she stopped, and when Li Hongji took the porcelain bowl, she looked at her tender hands, and on her fingers like green onions, several red marks had been smoked out by hot water, she blew with a small mouth, and smiled at Li Hongji.

Li Hongji put the white porcelain bowl on the table and held Han Jin'er's small hand with his backhand, "How is it?" It's hot, right? ”

"People aren't so delicate!" Han Jin'er lowered her head and smiled, her eyes turned around in the eye frame, and then raised her head again, "Hongji ......"

"Jin'er, this is the pork I bought in town." Li Hongji pointed to the lotus leaf bag on the table.

"Really? I know that Hongji hurts me the most," Han Jin'er held the lotus leaf bag in his hand, opened it and looked at it, and then gently closed it, "Hongji, I'll go and sort out a few side dishes, but it's a pity...... It's a pity that there is no wine at home, why don't Hongji buy some? ”

"Well, I'll go buy some wine later, and by the way, let Double Happiness come over for a drink or two." Li Hongji poured down the hot tea on the table.

"Double happiness? Okay, you're not at home, he doesn't take care of it," Han Jin'er was about to enter the back room, when she suddenly remembered something, "Hongji, it's almost a new yuan, isn't this time the busiest in previous years?" Why are you back now? ”

"Ao," Li Hongji turned his face away, "The imperial court has abolished the post station on a large scale, and I am also among the layoffs." ”

"Bah, bah......" Han Jin'er spat at continuously, "Hongji, it's almost Huangtian Layue, don't say these unlucky words." ”

Li Hongji had to turn his face, "Huh? Kim, what I'm saying is true. ”

"Really?" Han Jin'er's brows furrowed into a first quarter moon, "Hongji, you were really dismissed?" ”

"Hmm!" Although Li Hongji is very reluctant, he still told the truth, in this place of Yansui, there are many people and little land, coupled with drought, the dealer has no harvest, and the people want to live, in addition to joining the army, they are going to be a post officer, and now they have been laid off, I am afraid that the future will be difficult, but Li Hongji is not worried, he is carrying a treasure in his arms, as long as any kind of product is developed, in Daming, it is stable to be a rich man.

"That'...... Did the imperial court pay the money? Han Jin'er withdrew her smile, and her hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Hey...... Now that Liaodong is at war, the household is tight, and the salary has not been paid, Yicheng said......"

Han Jin'er interrupted Li Hongji's words, "Hongji, then our family owes Master Ai the silver...... Master Ai has already asked for it twice, and I am still counting on your salary, and now I ...... Hey......"

"Master Ai?" Li Hongji then remembered that he still owed Ai Juren five taels of silver, plus interest, I am afraid that there are seven or eight taels, "But, the salary...... Sooner or later, the imperial court will send it. ”

Han Jin'er suddenly lost her mind, she put down the lotus leaf bag, sat on the table of the Eight Immortals, and raised her cheeks with her right hand, "But, Master Ai won't wait, how will you reply to him when the time comes?" ”

"That'...... Let Master Ai have some time, and we will not be short of his silver. Li Hongji accompanied him carefully, although he has a treasure to earn silver, but it will not become silver for a while.

"Grace? Go tell Master Ai yourself. Han Jin'er was so angry that she picked up the lotus leaf bag, didn't look at Li Hongji, and went directly to the back room.

"I'm going to buy some wine, and I'll go to Shuangxi's house by the way to see if he can borrow some first, so I can deal with Master Ai first." Li Hongji smiled bitterly, is a penny a hero, since he came to Daming, he has met twice.

"Shuangxi's family background, don't you know, he can borrow so much silver?" Han Jin'er said loudly in the back room.

But Li Hongji still went to Shuangxi's house in the west of the village, which was only a hundred steps away from Li Hongji's home.

His heart sank, the earthen walls of the Double Happiness house were even older than his house, and the gaps were even bigger, what could such a poor Double Happiness come up with? Maybe Kim was right.

Li Hongji hardened his head and came to the main gate of Shuangxi's house, the main gate was hidden, and he shouted inside: "Double happiness? ”

"Who?" A young man who looked a little similar to himself opened the door, poked his head out of the house, and his ten fingers were stained with yellow mud-like crumbs, and when he saw Li Hongji, his face immediately turned happy, "Second uncle is back?" ”