Liu Fan stood under the eaves and watched the rain pouring down.

Dian Wei stood behind Liu Fan.

After a while, Xu Chu rushed to Liu Fan in the rain.

"Are the soldiers settled?"

Liu Fan asked Xu Chu.

"Back to the prime minister, I have settled down. I sent my brother to the barracks to inform us of our location, and in the event of any change, the soldiers would soon be able to arrive. ”

Xu Chu wiped the rain off his face and replied to Liu Fan.

"Hmm!" Liu Fan nodded, and then said to Xu Chu: "Zhongkang will go back to the house to change clothes, and when the rain stops, we will leave later."

"The old man has prepared a house for adults, please don't dislike the humble house. The old man has lived in Bashan for more than 50 years, and he already knows the celestial phenomena here, and I am afraid that this rain will not stop tonight. Settled here today, the old man brought the best grain to entertain the adults, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. ”

The old man came out of the house and said to Liu Fan.

"It's a shame for the old man to take care of us, otherwise we will be drenched in the rain in the wilderness. The old man can give me a place and let me live, which is a great gratitude. As for the food, there is no need for the old man to break the bank, my subordinates have brought food and some dried meat, and I will take it out today and share it with the people! ”

Liu Fan refused to entertain him with grain.

The food of a meal can be inappropriate, but for the old man and others, it may be a painstaking effort.

If they eat more of the elderly, the old man may starve.

If so, why should we harm others and benefit ourselves?

Liu Fan said, asking Dian Wei to hand over the rice and dried meat he was carrying to the old man.

"You are an official, and you are used for food, how can you be greedy for the food of adults."

The old man did not dare to accept food.

Especially dried meat, it is difficult for them to eat it all at once.

"It's okay, after the rain stops, I'm going back to Nanzheng. Bring more food, share a little with the villagers, you don't need to be polite! ”

Liu Fan waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir!"

The old man thanked Liu Fan.

He also wanted to get the food and meat. If your grandson eats more meat, he will grow stronger.

After noon, this downpour stopped.

Sure enough, as the old man said, not long after the heavy rain stopped, it began to rain again in the sky.

This time, it's an afternoon. Until the evening, the autumn rain did not stop.

Liu Fan was under the eaves and watched the pond outside the courtyard rise little by little. and the shadowy Daba Mountain not far away.

After eating in the evening, Liu Fan stood under the eaves for a while, and told Dian Wei and Xu Chu to go down to rest before returning to the white house.

About half an hour later, a tall war horse came to the countryside in the mud and in the heavy rain.

caused a dog to bark in the village.

Several dragon sparrow guards quickly walked out of several houses with their swords in their hands and joined the man on horseback.

I saw that after the man on horseback threw a bamboo tube to Long Qiwei, he braved the rain and rode away in the night.

The dragon bird guard who received the bamboo tube walked to the courtyard of the old man's house, handed the bamboo tube to Dian Wei, and then returned to his own courtyard.

At this moment, the grandfather and grandson in the courtyard have already slept with each other. Liu Fan once asked the old man where his children had gone? The old man did not answer him.

In a small room, in addition to the bed, there was a low tattered table.

Liu Fan was sitting at the table, flipping through the books he was carrying.

There was a candle flame on the table, and since the windows were open, from time to time the wind entered the hut, and the candlelight faltered, making the hut look very gray.

But Liu Fan was not affected by this situation, and occasionally looked out the window.

Dian Wei lifted the curtain and entered, held the bamboo tube and handed it to Liu Fan, and said, "Prime Minister, this is a letter sent by Long Quewei." It is said that it was sent from Luoyang to Chang'an, and from Chang'an to Nanzheng, and General Long Xiang sent people to follow the route to Xicheng. ”

"Is something going on?" Liu Fan took the bamboo tube and thought thoughtfully. Then open the bamboo tube, take out the letters in it, and unfold it to look at it.

When Liu Fan saw the first line of the letter, he let go of his hanging heart, and at the same time showed a knowing smile.

This letter came from the Yanmen Yin Pavilion and was written by his wife, Yu Mi.

It's been more than half a year.

Yu Mi's pregnancy was originally concealed by Yu Mi, wanting Liu Fan to fight with peace of mind.

But this kind of thing can't be hidden after all.

In June, when he was in Xin'an County, Liu Fan knew about it.

At that time, he was very happy, and he really wanted to fly back to Yanmen to accompany his wife.

But he is the prime minister of the country, and he talks about the political affairs of a country.

Originally, Liu Fan wanted to take Yu Mi to Xin'an County.

But thinking that Yu Mi was pregnant with Liujia, it was not suitable for traveling far, and he thought that the place of Sili was dilapidated. It's better to be in Yanmen.

They can only express their hearts through letters.

"Alas! Mi'er is about to give birth in September! Alas! I really am not a qualified father, let alone a qualified husband. ”

With the help of the candle flame, looking at the letter written by Yu Mi himself, Liu Fan sighed twice in a row, feeling guilty in his heart.

In previous letters, Yu Mi never asked him when he would be able to return to Yanmen.

But this time, Yu Mi asked.

And add the words of self-blame at the end, blaming himself for being ignorant and disturbing his husband's affairs.

A beautiful woman appeared in Liu Fan's mind, independent outside the Yin Pavilion City, looking through the autumn water!

Then his eyes moistened, and he burst into tears.

Liu Fan can understand Yu Mi's words, she is a woman who is about to become a mother, and she is also a woman who is always looking forward to the return of her husband.

After reading the letter, Liu Fan calmed for a moment, immediately took out paper and pen, spread them on the table, and wrote with a pen.

He still wrote some words of concern for Yu Mi, missing Yu Mi, and comforting Yu Mi as usual, so that she could pay attention to her body. and told Yu Mi to do a big thing in the near future. It was hard to go back when she gave birth.

But when Liu Fan was halfway through the book, the rain outside the window became heavier again.

Liu Fan's heart was very uncomfortable, his wife was about to give birth, but the feeling of not being able to be by his wife's side made him feel melancholy.

He got up and went to the window, looking at the pool in the heavy rain, and he suddenly remembered a famous poem from later generations. When I think of Bashan at this moment, the night rain, the autumn pool, I miss my wife, when will I return!

Liu Fan crumpled the letter he had just written and threw it in a corner.

Then he took out a piece of paper again, spread it on the table, and wrote four lines of words intently:

Jun asked that the return date was not scheduled, and the night rain in Bashan rose in the autumn pool.

He cut the candles in the west window together, but when it rained at night in Bashan.

Replacing the letter with poetry, only twenty-eight words. After writing, Liu Fan carefully closed it and put it back into the bamboo tube.

"Mi'er, wait for me to pacify Xiliang and Shudi. will personally return to Yanmen and take you to Luoyang. The scenery of this southern country is also very beautiful. I will tell you, I hope the mother and son are well! ”

Liu Fan put the bamboo tube in front of his bed, lay on the bed, listened to the sound of rain outside the window, and muttered to himself.

(End of chapter)