Out of Chang'an, all the way to the east, go through the Yellow River through Tongguan is the boundary of Hedong. Su Ren and the others hurried up, and arrived in one day and one night. Having never ridden a horse for such a long time, nor riding a horse so fast, Su Ren almost couldn't get off the horse. As soon as I left Chang'an, I felt two pains, and when I arrived in Hedong, I found that the inner thigh had already been broken, and the blood dripped down the reservoir pipe to the surface of the foot.

I didn't care about resting, bandaged it a little, and walked like a duck on the road with my legs crossed, attracting the smiling eyes of passers-by. It is a market town, not far from the fiefdom of Princess Binh Duong, as shown on the map. The reason why I didn't go directly was because I had to find a suitable person to introduce me. Everyone looked at Hawking, Hawking looked confused, he had been away from home for so many years, and he was not what he used to be, let alone him, even Huo Lao's four relatives might not know him.

Huojiazhuang is Hawking's hometown, and no one knows where it is, so he can only ask while walking. This small market town is called Songlin Town, and the pine forests on both sides of the official road are one after another, and it is indeed not easy to see them in the Central Plains. Songlin Town is a good place, the small town store is crowded, there are many stalls on both sides of the small street, and Su Ren also found a lot of goods from Shu County.

After taking a sip of a large bowl of tea that was not very authentic, Su Ren shook his head: "I haven't drunk anything like this for a long time, I didn't expect there to be in this place, those turtles in Chang'an really don't know how to enjoy it!" ”

Hawking smiled: "People are high-ranking officials and nobles, who will drink this, only the peddlers and pawns will like a big bowl of tea." ”

"Hmph, a group of turtles, that tea soup is really not for people to drink!" Su Ren was dismissive and attracted the attention of his boss.

The boss is a chubby middle-aged man, listening to Su Ren praise his big bowl of tea, accompanied by a smiling face, and added another bowl to Su Ren: "This son looks like a man who has traveled from south to north, this big bowl of tea is passed from Shu County, it is cool and thirst-quenching, it is a good thing, do you want some snacks and wild vegetables?" ”

Hawking nodded hurriedly: "Okay, good, bring all the delicious food!" ”

The shopkeeper happily brought a lot of them, although they looked rough and didn't taste very good. But so many people are running around for a day and a night, and no one cares about what it tastes like, just stuffing it into their mouths. While eating, Su Ren puffed out his mouth and stopped the shopkeeper: "Ask something, do you know if there is a place called Huojiazhuang near here?" ”

The shopkeeper saw that these people had bought a lot of things, and they had not opened much business for several days, and today they bought all the inventory in one day, and he was happy, so he said, "I don't know! It doesn't seem to be! ”

Leng Jun hurriedly asked again: "Then is there anyone surnamed Huo here, my brother's surname is Huo, he left home more than ten years ago, and he wants to come back to see it today, but he hasn't returned home for more than ten years, and there are too many people I don't know here." ”

Although Hawking is young, he is so tall that it is impossible to guess his age. The shopkeeper looked at Hawking, thought for a while, and said, "Speaking of the surname Huo, there are people, but I don't know if it's someone this son knows." ”

"It's okay, let's talk about it."

The shopkeeper pointed to a so-called high-gate compound at the end of the street: "There is a gentleman surnamed Huo who lives there, who works in the county, but ......."

"But how?"

The shopkeeper looked left and right, mysteriously lying in Leng Jun's ear and muttering for a long time, and when he saw someone coming, he hurriedly flashed into the house.

Su Ren smiled and said, "What's the matter?" What do you have to say secretly? ”

Leng Jun frowned and snorted coldly: "Sure enough, he is not a good person!" ”

Su Ren was stunned: "You are also evil!" ”

Leng Jun passed the words into Su Ren's ears again, and Su Ren shook his head. No matter how Hawking pleaded, no one mentioned it again. But since that person's surname is Huo, maybe he will know Hawking's father, no matter what his character is, he still has to ask, this is the only chance. After drinking tea and eating snacks, after meeting the account, the group walked towards the family surnamed Huo pointed out by the shopkeeper.

It was good noon, there were many people on the streets, and Pinewood Town was the largest market town in the vicinity, and the people came here to catch the market. Loud shouting, low swearing, all kinds of strange voices emerge one after another. Huang Shisan led people on both sides, using a human wall to separate Su Ren and the others from the people. There weren't many guards brought out this time, only five or six, all of them were men with big shoulders and round waists, so they went on a rampage, making the people shopping hurriedly dodge.

No one knows what these guys do, and they don't seem to be good people. Su Ren enjoyed this feeling of superiority very much, in the later generations of leaders inspected, in the crowd of people, the people were surrounded by the police in this way, and the leaders waved frequently, causing the people to applaud and shout. Su Ren also waved his hand twice, but he didn't get a response, which made his sense of superiority disappear.

The Huo family is indeed a wealthy family in Songlin Town, and the gatehouse of his house is actually a soil and stone structure, and the lower half of an earthen wall is made of stone. Moreover, the doorway is very high, and in this hierarchical society in ancient times, there were strict rules on the height and width of the doorway. The gates of the palace were nine zhang high and nine zhang wide, and no one else could exceed this number. The gatehouse of Su Ren's house is only one zhang high and one zhang wide, which is the limit that ordinary people can have.

There was a young man standing at the door of the Huo family, angry, and kept throwing stones at the tall door panel, and the stones hit the door with a thumping sound. There was a circle of people around, pointing and pointing one by one, but no one went up to stop them. The young man is not very old, fifteen or sixteen years old, but he looks good, and he has a cold fight with Su Jiamei. The forehead is broad, the bridge of the nose is high, and the two large eyes are matched with a well-defined face, which attracts the surrounding girls to constantly look sideways.

Leng Jun snorted: "I don't know what the master of the Huo family has done to make this brother so angry?" ”

Su Ren glanced at Leng Jun, Leng Jun was really a simple guy, after listening to the shopkeeper's two words, he immediately classified the family surnamed Huo as a bad person, and took the young man who was seeking revenge on the Huo family as his brother. Su Ren was very disapproving, and gave Huang 13 a look, Huang 13 nodded, and his tall figure collided in the crowd, squeezing a way out of the onlookers.

"Let's let let let! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! The guards spoke politely, but the strength on their bodies was not polite at all, and the people who were squeezed were staggering, and some wanted to curse, so they turned their faces and swallowed back the words that had come to their mouths.

"Bang!" There was another sound, and the young man slammed his fist-sized stone on the gate of the Huo family, and the pitch-black gate immediately had an inch more white dot. Looking at the appearance of the gate, this young man has been here for a long time, and there are small pits everywhere on the gate, some new and some old, some big and some small. The strange thing is that no one in the Huo family came out to stop it, and it was as quiet as no one.

The young man may be tired, so he took a sip of the kettle from his waist, and was about to find another stone, when a girl rushed out of the crowd and hugged the young man: "Brother, why are you here again!" ”

This girl has a slender figure, and the moment she appeared, Su Ren's eyes lit up. Although he was dressed ordinarily, he couldn't hide his bright face. The appearance of the girl caused a commotion in the crowd. Only then did Su Ren notice that most of the people surrounding here turned out to be men, or the kind of men who drilled there and women there. The men all locked their eyes on the girl, and the girl quickly lowered her head and pulled the boy out.

The boy was furious: "Look at what? Look again, gouge out your eyeballs! ”

The crowd burst into a coax, this time some guys' words had reached the range of teasing, causing the young man to be angry, and his handsome face was already red, if it wasn't for the woman pulling it, maybe he would have rushed up to beat someone.

An old man beside Su Ren shook his head and sighed: "Why bother? This child is also persistent, every time there is a market day, this Huo family can really bear it, don't you give the mother and son an explanation, such a big family business is afraid of orphans and widows? Why bother in the first place? ”

As the boys and girls disappeared into the crowd, the crowd slowly dispersed. Su Ren was confused when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab the old man, and said, "Does the old man know the reason? Can you tell us below? ”

The old man looked Su Ren up and down a few times: "From out of town?" ”

Su Ren nodded. The old man exhaled angrily: "Regardless of your business, just leave after you finish your own business, what do you know so well?" After speaking, he turned his head and left, Su Ren was bored. Several guards immediately stopped the old man, and the old man turned his head and glared at Su Ren: "What?" Will you also do evil? ”

Su Ren hurriedly smiled and motioned for the guards to dodge. The old man snorted coldly again, muttered and left: "A group of gentlemen, who don't do their business all day long, but they have to inquire about these sloppy things, just because they are full and have nothing to do!" ”

Before they could ask why, the boy and the woman disappeared into the crowd. In front of the lively Huo family, there were only a few Su Ren left. Looking at the door full of potholes, Leng Jun didn't want to go in. But at this time, had to go in. In the eyes of those who had not yet left the people, Hawking walked up the steps and knocked on the door of the Huo family.

No one answered for a long time, and Hawking's strength increased a few points, and there was no movement inside. Su Ren shook his head, drove Hawking away, knocked on the door a few times, and said loudly: "We are from Shu County, we have something to find Mr. Huo!" ”

Those who didn't leave continued to stay to watch the excitement, pointing at Su Ren and the others, and talking about it. Leng Jun didn't like this feeling very much, and just begged the people inside to quickly open the door and let him in.

Su Ren shouted twice, and there was movement in the door. A little guy opened the door a crack, stretched out his head to look out, and saw that he didn't know it, so he opened the door a little wider, squeezed himself out, and closed the door again. Su Ren said with a smile: "This little brother, we are from Shu County, there is something that needs to be consulted by Mr. Huo, please forgive me for the disturbance." ”

The little servant hurriedly returned the salute: "Forgive me, sons, there is something wrong with the house, please come back another day, right?" "I'm going to enter the door.

Hawking hurriedly pressed the door against it, and said angrily: "Your master is too ignorant, my eldest brother begged like this, and he refused to go out, believe it or not, he killed your family, pulled out your master, and handed it over to the little brother just now?" ”

"Kill it! Kill it! As soon as Hawking's words came out, the crowd of onlookers immediately boiled, shouting for Su Ren and others to rush in, and even someone at the back of the crowd could be heard shouting: "The Huo family is going to be smashed, go and see!" ”