Before leaving, Meng Qi thought that when the 11 people from the local branch came back, he might be worried if he couldn't see him, so he left a sentence on the ground:

"You continue to hunt, if the game is over, just wait for me in the same place, I'll go to the wooden house over there, if you don't come back in half an hour, you go to me, Meng Qiliu."

"Alright." Meng Qi threw away the branch in his hand, clapped his hands, and walked towards the place where he had just seen the smoke.

Along the way, the branches and leaves almost obscured all the road, Meng Qi had to push the branches while struggling forward, and when he reached the back, Meng Qi walked directly backwards, using his back to resist the messy horizontal branches and leaves, while holding his head to prevent the branches from scratching his face.

It seems that the hut that this man has built here is very hidden, and if I had not just stood on the stone and seen the smoke, I would not have thought that there was a house behind this bush. Meng Qi thought as he retreated.

Suddenly, a broken log appeared behind Meng Qi's feet, he didn't pay attention, he tripped directly and fell on his heels.

"Ouch." Meng Qi rolled around on the ground a few times, and when he raised his head, he saw a fence in front of him, and behind the fence was the wooden house he had just seen.

He hurriedly stood up, looked around, and when he was sure that no one had seen his embarrassment, he relieved himself, dusted off the dirt from his body, pushed open the small gate of the fence, and entered the courtyard.

On the west side of the yard there was a vegetable garden with some green peppers and a well covered with a straw billet woven with rattan.

Meng Qi was looking, and suddenly a person came out of the door in the wooden house, Meng Qi heard the sound of opening the door, turned his head to look, and the eyes of the two met together.

"It's you." Meng Qi was a little surprised.

"Oh my God, Your Majesty, how did you get here?" The woman was even more surprised.

The woman who lived here turned out to be the farming girl Meng Qi had met in the field when he had just arrived in Pingtian Country and inspected the people's conditions.

"Thanks... Feet! Meng Qi pointed at the woman and said with a smile.

The woman's wheat complexion is very compatible with the surrounding wooden house environment, and at this time, it looks like a natural and harmonious oil painting.

Xie Xiaojiao said angrily: "Your Majesty, the name you gave me is really not good. ”

At this moment, an old man's voice came from the house:

"Little feet, who are you talking to?"

"Grandpa, come out quickly, Your Majesty is here." Xie Xiaojiao smiled awkwardly and shouted towards the house.

Meng Qi smiled knowingly, Xie Xiaojiao's grandfather called her Xiaojiao, obviously, she is now using the name given to her by Meng Qi, Xie Xiaojiao.

There was the sound of something being heavily placed on the table in the room, and then a figure trotted out, it was Xie Xiaojiao's grandfather, the old man was old, but his back was straight, his spirit was strong, and his eyes were like falcons, he stared at Meng Qi and shouted excitedly:

"Your Majesty, why are you here! The small ones are far away! I hope forgive my sins! And as he spoke, he knelt down.

Meng Qi hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up, and said with a smile: "Old man, there is no kneeling rule these days, we are all equal." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, how can you be equal to our country husbands?" ”

Meng Qi said with a smile: "Although I am the nominal lord of a country, but only limited to the highest position in power, of course we are all equal in terms of personality, I give you orders, you have to listen to my orders, but you don't need to kneel to me, kneel to heaven and kneel to parents, just don't kneel to me, the emperor." ”

The old man stroked his beard and said: "In the past, I heard that the new king of the country is a god whose heart and means are beyond the layman, and when I see it today, it really deserves its name!" ”

Meng Qi smiled: "The old man has won the award. ”

"Your Majesty, please come inside." The old man held Meng Qi's hand, very affectionate, he looked at Xie Xiaojiao again, and said, "Go and prepare tea." ”

"Hmm." Xie Xiaojiao went to the kitchen.

Meng Qi and the old man entered the living room together, sitting on the left and right of the main seat, Meng Qi raised his eyes to look at the environment in the house, the roof of the wooden house is made of bamboo, I want to have the effect of warm in winter and cool in summer, when it rains, the rain hits the bamboo, it is also a wonderful soundtrack, the wooden house is built of rough wood on all sides, it can be seen that it has been some years, but it is still very strong, the tables, chairs and benches in the house are all handmade of wood, the surface is smooth and there is no carving, it should be made by the old man himself.

"Your Majesty, how did you find here?" The old man looked at Meng Qi and said with a smile.

Meng Qi replied: "I originally came to hunt, and when I saw the smoke here, I thought about coming to visit and begging for water by the way." ”

The old man hurriedly shouted to the kitchen: "Little feet, hurry up, Your Majesty is thirsty." ”

"Okay, here we are." Xie Xiaojiao happened to walk in with a teapot.

The old man took the teapot in Xie Xiaojiao's hand, stood up, and poured tea for Meng Qi, Meng Qi hurriedly said, "I'll come by myself." ”

"Your Majesty, sit down, the old man still knows this hospitality." The old man laughed.

Meng Qi had no choice but to give up.

"Your Majesty, this is an early spring camellia, it may taste a little astringent, please bear with me." The old man said.

Meng Qi smiled: "When you are thirsty, anything you drink is delicious." ”

Xie Xiaojiao covered his mouth and smiled.

Meng Qi looked at the tea in the cup, and found that it was indeed different from the tea leaves in the palace, the color of this camellia was green, he took it, took a sip, smacked his lips, and said: "It's very delicious, it feels purer than the tea in the palace." ”

"This is tea brewed from a mountain spring, so it is naturally clearer." The old man explained.

Meng Qi nodded, drank and asked, "Have you always lived here?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "That's not it, when I'm not busy farming, I'll bring my granddaughter here to hunt, and this is also a foothold for us." ”

Meng Qi nodded, just now he saw a bow hanging on the wall, and the quiver was full of long arrows, in addition, from the other party's sharp eyes, it could be seen that this old man was an old hunter.

"By the way, I don't know if this granddaughter of your family is married?" Meng Qi asked a more concerned question, he promised this Xie Xiaojiao at the beginning, saying that when he abolished the bullshit rule set by the previous emperor that the emperor could not marry, he would welcome Xie Xiaojiao to the palace and be his concubine.

Xie Xiaojiao's face blushed when she heard this, she glared at Meng Qi angrily, and twisted her head to the side to prevent others from seeing her crimson cheeks.

The old man was stunned, he glanced back at Xie Xiaozu beside him, and immediately understood what Meng Qi meant, and also grasped Xie Xiaojiao's thoughts.

He smiled: "Little feet have reached the age of marriage, but they haven't found a good family yet, so they won't marry in a short time." ”

Meng Qi raised his eyebrows, with a look of understanding expression, and said, "So good, so good." ”

The old man also smiled meaningfully, and did not ask any questions, their respective thoughts, everyone present knew it, and there was no need to say it.

"Okay, the tea is also drunk, I have to go back, my brothers are still waiting for me over there." Meng Qi stood up.

"Little feet, go and send Your Majesty, I can't personally send Your Majesty with a bad leg, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." The old man said.

Meng Qi smiled knowingly, where is this old man's legs and feet bad, just now I heard that the emperor is coming, and he ran very fast, and now he obviously wants to match Meng Qi and Xie Xiaojiao, so that the two can be alone for a while.

"Yes." The crimson on Xie Xiaojiao's face had not yet faded, she nodded, and glared at Meng Qi again.

Meng Qi faced the old man, hugged his fists and said, "Then I will leave first." ”

"Your Majesty, go slowly." The old man said respectfully.

With that, Meng Qi and Xie Xiaojiao walked out of the wooden house.