Chuantao is going home.

Wu Lao gave Chuantao a lot of bottles and jars, which were all kinds of medicines and ointments; a small box containing a set of silver needles and several surgical knives; There is also a small refined wooden box, which is the consultation fee sent by the county magistrate in Jiufeng County.

The Huangshi Daoist gave a leather wallet, twenty flying knives neatly wrapped in the clip, and the cold light was long; A small cloth bag wrapped tightly in juan cloth, which is a very old booklet, "Wudang Gongfa Xiangjie".

Wu Gang heard that Chuantao was going home, and sighed for the imminent loss of such a child who was both civil and military, but there was no reason to stay. sent a small copper five-star as a souvenir, which is also a token of fate to meet again; There are also a hundred rounds of cartridges for box guns.

That morning, the sun had just risen over the top of the opposite hill.

Chuantao led the mule sent by the second master of Baiyuzhai, and on the back of the mule was still the old haul used when he came, which was full of luggage and items, and the most conspicuous thing was the two hemp bags, which were the tea seeds that Master Huangshi wanted Chuantao to bring back to his hometown to plant.

In addition to the two masters Wu Lao and Huangshi Daoren, all the members of the medical team and more than a dozen wounded people were sent to Chuantao, all of whom followed behind. It was not until it was sent to the fast-forward forest that the medical team waved goodbye. And Wu Lao and Huangshi Daoren were sent all the way to Guniu Town.

Chuantao felt that he should go and say goodbye to Lin Fang, so he entered the inn.

"Is Boss Lin at home?" Chuantao led the horse and stood up, asking each other loudly.

"In, in, come out right now." It was still the hoarse voice that came.

Lin Fang saw that it was the three masters and apprentices of Chuantao, and the smiles on his face were piled up, and he greeted his wife loudly: "Chrysanthemum, you are here." The chubby sister-in-law ran out of the house, and while rubbing her hands on her waist, she said: "Engong is here, go to the town to get some food and come back, you have to entertain well." ”

Chuantao stopped Lin Fang, who was about to sell vegetables, and said, "Uncle, I'm here to bid you farewell." I'm going back to my hometown, and I don't know when I'll come back again, so I'm here to say hello. ”

"Ah, Master Chuantao is going back to his hometown? How is that good? Qiu Ju wrapped the silver dollar in the jar and gave it to En Highway to spend. Lin Fang didn't think of anything to give, so he told his wife to get the money. How could Chuan Tao accept their money, and stretched out his hand to stop the sister-in-law who was about to turn around and enter the house, and said: "No need, it's not easy for you to make money in this place, I have enough money on me, don't break the bank." I said hello and went on the road, my master is still here, and I am very grateful for the opportunity to help take care of it. ”

After speaking, he turned around, waved his hand, said goodbye to the Lin family and his master, and resolutely stepped on the official road to the west.

The official road is flat, although it is an era of war and chaos, the ordinary bandits and robbers on the road still dare not rob blatantly, not to mention that the current Chuantao will not care about the ordinary strongman.

Three days later, it was close to the jurisdiction of Wuhan, it is said that there are many barracks there, and Chuantao is not ready to enter the city, so he bypasses the main road and goes to the edge as much as possible, preparing to bypass the barracks checkpoint and avoid trouble.

Unexpectedly, the more you want to avoid it, the more trouble will come to you. Chuantao still encountered the barracks outpost at a small mountain pass. There were only five small soldiers guarding here, a small brick house with two wooden fences. Chuan Tao saw that he couldn't go around, so he had to go directly.

"Brother Bing, I'm a doctor outside, and I'm passing by your place because of something at home, please make it convenient." Chuantao said to the soldier.

"Oh, Lang Zhong is home? What proof is there? Let's see. "The soldier was idle, and he got into trouble with Chuantao.

Chuantao thought about it, and there was nothing else to prove his identity, so he took out the recommendation letter written by the county magistrate Dai and submitted it to the soldier. The soldier took it and looked left, right, and then upside down, and then said something that made Chuantao very inexplicable: "There is nothing else to prove?" ”

"Big brother, little brother walks the rivers and lakes, except for the handwritten recommendation of the adults in this county, I really can't think of anything else to prove my identity." Chuantao was a little dazed, so he had to tell the truth.

"A letter of recommendation from the county magistrate? I can't read and I can't recognize it. If there is no other proof, then we will search and see if there is any proof. "After that, I will start a body search. Chuantao suddenly became angry and said, "Since you don't even know the words, what proof do you have to see?" Leave me alone. It's too rude to search your body casually, so please respect yourself. "In fact, Chuantao is not experienced enough, if it is an experienced person, he should have heard it a long time ago, that the little soldier just wants a few rewards to pass the level, but Chuantao didn't expect to go to this layer, so it is not easy to end now.

One wanted to search his body, the other just didn't let him, and finally the soldier was also angry: "Then escort it to the brigade headquarters and wait for the fate." ”

"What a fuss, a person's identity still needs to be reviewed by the brigade headquarters? What do you company commanders and regiment commanders eat? "Chuantao is inexplicable.

"What do you know? This is a rule, and only brigade headquarters have this qualification. The GI had a tone of instruction.

The guns in people's hands were pointed at Chuantao, and Chuantao didn't want to make too much trouble, so he had to go wherever he wanted with them. I thought: If the soldier is illiterate, I don't believe that he is an official and illiterate, and he will not be allowed to go when the time comes?

Not long after walking, in another col, a large barracks appeared in front of me. Chuantao was escorted to the front of the brigade department by two soldiers, and the two soldiers in charge of escorting said to the sentry standing guard at the door: "This person who claims to be You Fanglangzhong can't show proof of identity, and we will hand it over to the brigade commander for examination." ”

So, Chuantao was escorted up to the second floor, and the mule and horse were left in the courtyard.

It was a large room, and there was a large combat sand table in the middle of the room, and the soldiers escorted Chuan Tao to the door of a room, and one of them shouted: "Report." ”

There was a rhythmic sound of footsteps in the room, and the door was opened by a burly officer, who said, "What's the matter?" Yelling? ”

"This is a passer-by we stopped at the checkpoint, claiming to be a charlatan, please decide." The soldier saluted and recounted what had happened. The chief looked at Chuantao, his eyes lit up, and asked, "What's your name?" ”

Chuantao lowered his head: "In Xia Hao Chuantao, I have a letter of recommendation written by the county magistrate, but the soldier brother is illiterate and insists that he can't prove my identity, so he is sent here to ask the chief to decide." ”

"Your name is Hao Chuantao? Raise your head and let me see. The officer said.

Chuantao looked up. This head was not tight, and Chuan Tao and the officer were stunned.

"Uncle?"

"Sure enough, it's a nephew."

The officer was Chuantao's uncle Peng Daxiao, and he was surprised and happy to see Chuantao. immediately scolded the GI: "I can't read, and I blame people for not having identity certificates, what is this?" Get out of here. ”

Chuan Tao raised his hand: "Slow, return my recommendation and luggage to me." ”

Then he said to his uncle, "Their letters of recommendation are in their hands, and my mules and horses are still in the courtyard." ”

The officer ordered: "Listen to the order, tie this man's mule and horse, and everything must be missing." Recommend a letter to me. Then go back and stand guard. ”

The soldiers and brothers originally wanted to invite some small work, but they didn't expect to get the wrong person, and they ended up with no one at both ends, so they had to return the letter of recommendation, and went down to tie the mules and horses and greeted the sentry at the door, and ran to the sentry post to stand guard.

Chuantao hugged Peng Daxiao and said, "It turns out that my uncle is an officer here, I didn't expect it at all." ”

Peng Daxiao patted Chuantao on the shoulder and said, "Come into the house and sit, it's safe to get to my uncle." ”

Peng Daxiao made a cup of tea for Chuantao and put it on the coffee table, and then said: "I heard your mother talk about your master's training last time I went home to celebrate your grandfather's fiftieth birthday." It's a pity that I only know that you are in the direction of Jiujiang, but I can't contact you. ”

Chuantao said: "I went directly to Jiujiang with my master, and I didn't see a sentry on the road at that time, and I didn't know where my uncle was an officer. I have been in Jiujiang for more than a year. ”

Peng Daxiao said: "I went back last time and brought Chuanbo out, sent to the military academy to study for a while, and just came back to my house yesterday, and I will take you to my house in a while, and we have something to say slowly at home." ”

"Well, good. It's been a long time since I've seen Chuanbo. Chuan Tao replied.

Peng Daxiao shouted: "Orderly." ”

"Here." A young soldier ran in at the door.

"Tell the standby that I'm going home. Also, arrange for a familiar person to bring all the mules and luggage downstairs to my accommodation. After Peng Daxiao gave the order, he began to reorganize his military uniform and prepare to go home.

The orderly stood upright: "Yes." He turned around and ran downstairs to run errands.

When Chuantao and his uncle went downstairs together, the car happened to drive over, so he got into the car with his uncle and drove to his uncle's home in the city.

After a while, Chuantao entered his uncle's house, a small three-story western-style building.

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, Peng Daxiao shouted loudly: "Chuanbo, get out of here, see who I bring you." ”

The waves don't roll out, but they run out. Chuanbo, who was dressed in military uniform, was stunned for a moment, and then hugged Chuantao, so happy that he got carried away.

Peng Daxiao ignored the two guys and went into the house alone.