On the way back to Jiangyi from Wen Xi, although Yan Xing on the horse was still the same person, Xi Zhicai and other close people around him could clearly notice that Yan Xing's mannerisms and movements became lighter with a wave of his hand.

It's just that because of Yan Xing's majesty on weekdays, no one dares to ask Yan Xing if he wants to belong, and good things are coming.

After returning to the military camp outside the city in Jiangyi, Yan Xing learned that during his trip to Anyi, Zhang Rui, the "concubine" in Chang'an, sent someone to send him winter clothes and letters.

Yan Xing first unfolded the letter, the handwriting in the letter was beautiful, and the writing was very affectionate, first telling Yan Xing that she was all right in Chang'an, and Li Ru had sent someone to settle her in a house near the Li family in advance, with furniture, servants and maidservants, all available.

Then he said that what he sent with the letter was a robe with a collar, which she had sewn by her own hands, and Yan Xing put on the robe as if she was by her side. In the end, she said that she missed Yan Xing very much, and hoped that Yan Xing could make contributions, don't think of her, and work hard to add food.

I think Zhang Rui also knows the situation she is in, so this letter is a short story for parents, talking about the relationship between children and daughters, and other things related to Yan Xing, she will not talk about them.

After reading the letter, Yan Xing picked up the robe again, soap-colored yellow lines, silk texture, and gold silk as decoration, it was a common style of brocade robe, but looking at the dense needles and threads at the feet of the brocade robe, Yan Xing couldn't help but be a little moved.

Judging from these needles and threads, this brocade robe, estimated time, should have been sewn by Zhang Rui on the way to Chang'an after departure, so that he could send someone to Hedong before the winter.

Yan Xing thought about it for a while, and also replied to Zhang Rui with a letter, in which she also asked her to take good care of herself, she already understood her intentions, and she would definitely not let her down.

In addition, Yan Xing also wrote a letter to Li Ru, in which the true and false were half true, and the reality was alternately recounted in the current war in Hedong, and it was noted that a number of treasures and goods were attached.

Then the two letters were sent to Chang'an.

After accomplishing these things, Yan Xing dealt with some of the accumulated military affairs, summoned several military officials, discussed some war matters, and finally slept peacefully in his own tent.

It was only in the morning of the next day that Yan Xing took time out of his free time, took his personal guards, and rode his horse to the city.

The target of Yan Xing's march was not the county temple, but his own residence in the city.

The house was given by the big surnames in the city, although Yan Xing was coercing and intimidating those big surnames before, but many things such as seeking Bai Bo, governing Jiangyi, and stabilizing people's hearts still have to rely on the power of the big surnames in the city after all, in order to make them feel at ease, Yan Xing generously accepted their gifts, and placed Yan Wan in the residence in the city.

Outsiders only know that it is the female dependent of the captain of Dangkou, but as for the specific female dependent, it is unknown.

Yan Xing stepped into the courtyard where Yan Wan lived, and when he raised his eyes, Yan Wan had already woken up, and was standing in the courtyard thoughtfully, looking at the blooming chrysanthemums in the courtyard flower garden, silent.

For some reason, it seemed that he was thinking too much, Yan Wan didn't even notice Yan Xing's arrival, Yan Xing opened his hand and signaled the maidservants standing in the courtyard not to speak, and asked them to retreat first, before slowly approaching and saying:

"What, you like chrysanthemums?"

Yan Xing remembered that his little sister used to like plum blossoms, Jincheng is located in Liangzhou, the land of Liangzhou, as the name suggests, the land is bitter and cold, but plum blossoms only need to be carefully cultivated in the early stage, but they can open in the cold winter weather of the border land.

And plum blossoms are not only good-looking, but also complement each other with the snow scene, warm wine in winter, enjoy the snow and plum blossoms, when she was in Yanjiawu Fort, Yan Wan liked plum blossoms the most, and often had to pull Yan Xing to accompany her to see the plum blossoms in the North Garden.

"Yes, this is not Yungo after all, the flower has changed, and people can only change!"

After Yan Xing and Yan Wan met, Yan Wan's mood has been unstable, at first Yan Xing thought that Yan Wan was just uncomfortable caused by a sudden outburst after being emotionally suppressed for too long, but now it seems that the memories of the past have left deep cracks in her heart.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, he held Yan Wan's somewhat thin shoulders, and comforted him and said:

"Wan'er, don't think too much, you and my brother and sister can be reunited, and it is also the favor of God, and we need to cherish this kindness, you-"

"I don't blame God!"

Yan Wan's eyes were full of tears, her face was sad, she turned around and interrupted Yan Xing's words.

Yan Xing listened to her words, was silent for a while, and suddenly said:

"Then you're still complaining about the big brother?"

"I, I know that the eldest brother is right, but I still can't accept it, the eldest brother has changed, and even Wan'er is almost unrecognizable!"

Yan Wan's aggrieved words hit Yan Xing's heart, and he immediately sighed, but did not answer directly.

He has indeed changed, since he decided to say goodbye to Liangzhou, he has been changing, he would rather rely on those prophets in his mind to be the trendsetter of this troubled era, rather than return to Liangzhou, guarding his homeland to repeat the footsteps of Yan Xing in history, or the trajectory of Liangzhou people in troubled times.

He is Yan Xing, not Yan Xing. Since you have chosen to say goodbye, you naturally have to accept change.

It's just that Yan Xing can't say this.

"Wan'er, don't be cranky, the eldest brother will always be your eldest brother, but there are some big things, and the eldest brother can't help himself-"

"Big brother, do you remember what you said to Wan'er after returning home from Saiwai that year?"

Facing Yan Wan's inquiring eyes, Yan Xing couldn't help but feel a little weak, over the years, he has been preoccupied with the most in his heart, which is how to use his strength to generate momentum, and what he has been most concerned about recently is also the war against the White Wave Army.

As for what he said to Yan Wan that year, under a thousand questions, how could Yan Xing answer it at once, he could only look at Yan Wan with a very gentle gaze, waiting for her next words.

"The eldest brother is busy, it seems that he can't remember anymore, so the little sister will remind the elder brother again. The eldest brother still has something to do, is he really willing to accompany Wan'er to ride the little red horse? ”

After hearing Yan Wan's words, Yan Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Thanks to Yan Wan's reminder, he finally remembered.

That time, it was when he had just come back from the White Dog, when he had just defeated the third uncle, and was about to take over the tribe of the clan, and he was about to join the army in the east.

Two of them are:

"Big brother still has something to do, are you really willing to accompany Wan'er to ride the little red horse?"

"Where is there anything serious or important, in the eyes of the eldest brother, Wan'er's matter is the most important thing! Let's ride the little red horse! ”

At that time, Yan Wan was still a little girl with a total horn, and she was also a border boy with a newborn calf, but she didn't expect that Yan Wan had always kept it in mind.

"It's the big brother who is wrong!"

Yan Xing's face was finally moved, he hugged Yan Wan tightly in his arms, and after a long time, he slowly said such a sentence.

I once thought that Yan Wan would be able to give her a sense of security when she came to her side, but in fact, Yan Xing had only met her a few times, and the rest of the time was left to her own affairs.

But if it is said that giving her a high wall is a sense of security, then what does she think of Yan Wan, Yang Aruo sent Yan Wan thousands of miles, giving Yan Wan a sense of security and hope, but what about herself?

Yan Xing caressed Yan Wan's hair, although time is the best medicine to heal spiritual wounds, but family affection lacks one of the important medicines.

"Let's go, don't be bored in the courtyard, go change into a Confucian robe, and the eldest brother will take you to the city for a walk today."

"Hmm."

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Half an hour later, Yan Xing and Yan Wan, two siblings, appeared in the East Market of Jiangyi.

After Yan Xing got rid of Fan Yong and other remnant county officials, he abolished many evil policies that accumulated wealth and exploited them, and began to appease the displaced people Ding Zhuang and cultivate the ownerless fields outside the city of Jiangyi.

Jiangyi is located in a good location, able to communicate the north and south cities of Hedong County, especially the current Linfen and Jiangyi are all in ruins, and there are large armies stationed, the demand for goods has increased greatly, of which the procurement of county temples and armies is the majority.

Yan Xing looked at the gradually prosperous market, and he also felt happy in his heart, although this piece of land did not belong to him in name, but he could see that Jiangyi was recovering and prospering little by little with the efforts of himself and others, and this kind of pride was more eternal than that of him killing enemies on the battlefield.

"Where do you want to go?"

Yan Xing led the horse and said to Yan Wan with a smile.

Yan Wan also led the jujube red horse in parallel with Yan Xing at this time, and behind him was a personal guard who changed into cloth clothes, following not far away, guarding the two of them.

"Just go with the flow of people!"

Yan Wan looked at the flow of people coming and going, and a rare smile bloomed, and said lightly to Yan Xing.

"Okay."

It was rare for his little sister to smile too, Yan Xing was naturally willing to listen to Yan Wan's opinion at this time, so they followed the flow of people to the crowded place in the market.

···

Yan Xing and Yan Wan walked to the crowded place, only to find that this place where the flow of people gathered was not trading any bulk goods, but a tall girl with a veil, followed by an old man sitting on the ground, selling a piece of jade.

A piece of jade hung from the cane, and the cane was stuck straight into the ground, and the two of them did not shout, but the old man sits, while the veiled girl stands with her hands down, and waits quietly for the buyer to come to the door.

These two people are in the market, put on this posture, at first no one cared, but as the hours went by, the number of people gathered around them became more and more, and the two of them seemed to want to sell jade, but no matter what price others offered, they were rejected by the girl.

Curiosity always drives the crowd to gather and surge, and as the number of people increases, most people ignore the old man who sits on the ground and closes his eyes, and more eyes are focused on the girl standing with her hands down.

Although the girl's face is covered with a veil, her hair is shiny, her figure is tall, and although she is dressed in a coarse cloth dress, she still shows a graceful figure, and she looks young, and her voice is like a yellow bird out of the valley, soft and graceful, which makes people more curious in their hearts, and wants to know what kind of pretty face is behind the thin veil.

"Eh, little lady, I will pay a hundred gold for your piece of jade, will you sell it?"

There were also some good people in the crowd, and seeing that the girl was in good shape and had the intention to flirt, they bluntly said that they would pay 100 gold to sell the piece of jade on their cane.

Although the girl couldn't see the expression on her face clearly through the veil, her voice was crisp and resolute.

"Not for sale!"

"Eh, you don't sell it for 100 gold, so what are you going to do, do you want a thousand gold? If you don't want to sell jade, I'll pay 10,000 yuan to buy the veil on your face, how about it? ”

After saying that, the gentleman also laughed proudly, as if he had molested the girl and made his heart very happy.

"Not for sale!"

The girl repeated her original answer.

The crowd burst into laughter, not knowing whether they were laughing at the strange girl or the self-righteous gentleman.

"Big brother, that piece of jade?"

Yan Wan and Yan Xing stood outside the crowd, Yan Wan picked a corner, and looked into the center of the crowd with her feet, her eyes first lingered on the old man's body for a while, then turned to the tall girl, and finally turned to the piece of jade hanging from the cane.

Yan Xing's eyes were originally focused on the old man, and when he heard Yan Wan's voice, he also shifted his gaze to the piece of jade.

If the old man dressed as a woodcutter made Yan Xing faintly think of a person, then this piece of jade suddenly made Yan Xing's heart chuckle.

Yan Xing knew the meaning of Yan Wan's words, that piece of jade, from his point of view, could be seen to be a piece of mutton fat jade that had been simply carved, and it seemed to be the piece of mutton fat jade on his original body.

Yan Wan also knew about the piece of mutton fat jade on his body, so she was surprised, but there are many similar jades carved in the world, just from here, it is only similar, and it is not possible to determine whether it is the one on Yan Xing's body.

Yan Xing motioned for the guards behind him to split a passage from the crowd, and he and Yan Wan slowly walked to the center of the crowd, but when Yan Xing and Yan Wan looked at the piece of mutton fat jade closely, their faces were not only slightly moved.

Yan Wan was surprised that this piece of jade was very similar to his brother's piece of jade, whether it was in terms of texture or carving, it was not much different from his memory, and after he met his brother, he had never seen his brother take out his piece of jade again.

Could it be that this piece of jade is the piece of jade on his brother's body?

Yan Xing didn't notice Yan Wan's surprised expression at this time, since he saw this piece of mutton fat jade at close range, he had already determined that this was the piece of mutton fat jade on his body.

And who the piece of mutton fat jade on his body was given to, but only Yan Xing knew it.

Although the old man's dress was very different from before, and his face was more vicissitudes, Yan Xing had already recognized him when he looked closely.

And the girl, although veiled, was also looking at Yan Xing who came over with a complicated eye at this time, a little surprised, a little sad.