Hearing that Luo Cheng was back, the Qin family was very happy, and went out to meet Qin Qiong, and when they arrived in the hall, they found that Luo Yi was talking to Mo Mo.

Mo Mo was very nervous, since he followed his brother to the rivers and lakes, he saw a lot of people, but a high-ranking official like Luo Yi had never been in such close contact, and she also knew that there were still many general rules for people like this.

Luo Cheng settled her in a low voice, just let it be, don't be afraid, Mo Mo nodded, and when he entered the hall, he gave Luo Yi a salute. Luo Yi didn't expect that his son would be able to bring a woman back after a trip. After a lot of thoughts, he asked, "The girl has a big name, how did she and my family know each other?" ”

"My name is Niu Momo, and I met Luo Gongzi in Jinyang, and it was Luo Gongzi who saved me." Mo Mo didn't know what to do, so he just thought of anything.

"Oh, who else is in that girl's family, and where is the official?" Luo Yi frowned slightly and continued to ask.

"I also have an elder brother who is an artist, and his parents died early, and there is no one else." Momo replied very calmly, she never felt that her status was low, and her brother told her that as long as she could support herself with her own hands, it would be good.

Luo Yi nodded and said, "The girl has worked hard all the way, let's go down and rest first." Then he turned and called an old woman in the house to take her down to rest.

Mo Mo saw that he was going to leave Luo Cheng and go out alone, he was a little nervous, and raised his eyes to look at him. Luo Cheng smiled and nodded, her eyes gave her encouragement, she steadied herself, and after saluting Luo Yi, she followed the old woman down.

Behind the screen, the Qin family led Qin Qiong out and said, "Cheng'er, you're back, come and let my mother see if you're tanning again." ”

Luo Cheng saw his mother come out, and ran over two steps to hug Qin's affectionate face and said, "Mother, I miss you, you see what I brought you back." He took out a purse from his arms, opened it and took out a pair of green jade agate bracelets from it, put it on for Qin's family, looked at it and said, "Mother, is it good-looking?" ”

"Beautiful, good-looking, my son has grown up!" Qin's eyes narrowed together with a smile, and he kept touching the bracelet with his hand, and his heart was happy.

Luo Cheng said proudly: "Mother, in fact, I didn't choose it, I picked it at the end of the day, I talked to her about my mother's habits and hobbies, and she picked this pair of bracelets, and her vision is not bad." ”

"Is that the girl just now?" Qin Shi looked at Luo Cheng and asked.

"Yes, that's her." Luo Cheng's eyes lit up as soon as he reached the end, and he looked obsessed.

"People look very smart, but their family background is not good, and they are not worthy of our family." Qin Shi thought about it for a while and said: "After all, your father is the head of a county, and your daughter-in-law must always be a beautiful girl, and it is good to be famous after the family." ”

"Mother! Whoever is born is a beautiful girl, and it's not learning slowly, but the end is very smart, and it will be able to learn quickly. Luo Cheng pouted and coquettishly with his mother, where is there still the majesty and arrogance when riding a horse and holding a gun.

Luo Yi coughed and said, "Your mother and son have taken care of their own words, and they won't introduce guests." ”

Only then did the Qin clan remember that he had brought Qin Qiong out, and hurriedly pulled him over and said, "Cheng'er, let's see who is coming?" ”

Luo Cheng also saw Qin Qiong just now, and patted Qin Qiong's arm and said with a smile: "When did my cousin come, how about we have a good discussion later?" ”

Qin slapped Luo Cheng angrily and said, "Your cousin has just arrived, and you have just come back, if you don't talk well, you will have to compete in martial arts when you meet, what will it look like." He turned to his subordinates and said, "Are you ready for the evening feast?" Give Cheng'er and Qiong'er to pick up the wind. ”

The two brothers looked at each other and were very happy, the last time they met was a few years ago. Luo Yi also said: "Don't stand, let's eat and talk in the back." "Get up and take the lead in the back hall. Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng hugged Qin and smiled while also walking towards the back.

The meal was ready-made, but a few more dishes were added, and after the four of them sat down, Luo Yi said: "It's rare that the two children are back at the same time today, let's have two drinks." Then he got up, slapped open a porcelain altar on the table, and as soon as he lifted the lid on it, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.

Luo Cheng got up and poured a full amount for a few people before asking, "Dad, what kind of wine is this, why didn't I know that we still have such a good wine in our house!" ”

"This is an aged hundred flowers brew, which was buried by your father when I married your aunt, a total of ten jars, almost drunk, there are still two jars left in the wine cellar, if it weren't for Qin Qiong to come, I wouldn't be willing to drink it." Luo Yi said with a smile.

Qin Qiong picked up the bowl and said: "Uncle and aunt have taken good care of Qin Qiong since then, Qin Qiong knows very well in her heart, but now she doesn't have much ability, she is far away, and she has not been filial piety by the two of them, I did this bowl of wine, thank you uncle and aunt!" He picked up the bowl and drank it.

Luo Yi didn't say anything and looked at it with a smile, Qin Shi didn't do it, and while beating Luo Yi, he was about to snatch Qin Qiong's wine bowl, and said: "You just watch it, and you don't persuade it, so big bowl of wine, it's strange if you don't get drunk in one go!" ”

Luo Cheng smiled and said: "Mother, you look down on my cousin too much, you don't know how famous my cousin is!" ”

Qin looked at Luo Chengdao angrily: "How big can he be, no matter how big he is, he can't drink like this!" ”

"Mother, my cousin is nicknamed 'Horses on both sides of the Yellow River, beating one hundred and eight counties in six prefectures in Kyushu, Shandong, covering half of Shandong, making friends like Meng Wei, filial piety and filial piety, Shenquan Taibao 'Qin Qiong Qin Shubao, if you drink a bowl of wine and get drunk, then where is there a hero to serve him?"

Qin Qiong put down the wine bowl and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't worry, this bowl is fine, just drink one bowl, don't drink it, don't drink it, don't drink it." ”

Luo Yi smiled beside him: "Qin Qiong's reputation is too great, even I have heard it in Zhuo County, and the future is limitless, but most of the heroes you have befriended can't get along with the court, don't get into trouble!" ”

Luo Cheng admired Qin Qiong, and the two were about the same age, so he was very envious of Qin Qiong having so many friends in the rivers and lakes, and when he heard his father like this, he immediately said: "What's the matter, Ming doesn't let people live now, what do you do if you don't rebel if you can't survive, I think my cousin is doing the right thing, maybe when I have to rely on these people." ”

"Hu!" "Don't be blind!" Luo Yi and Qin Qiong stopped at the same time. Luo Yi glared and said, "Do you still know that I am an official of the imperial court?" Do you still know that your cousin is now a general of the imperial court? Nonsense, what a system! Qin Qiong also said: "Be cautious! ”

Luo Cheng smiled nonchalantly: "Isn't this at home!" I, do you two still want to take me down and send me to the official? As for being so nervous? ”

Seeing that both of them were Luo Cheng, the Qin family glanced at Luo Yi with some distress and said, "Okay, okay, Cheng'er finally came back, and you counted him again, and you don't have a meal that makes people feel at ease." He said to Luo Cheng again: "Eat Cheng'er, ignore your father, this is your favorite Yellow River carp that my mother specially ordered the kitchen to make, is it fragrant?" He sandwiched a chopstick and put the fish meat in Luo Cheng's bowl.

Luo Cheng nodded and smiled: "Well, Xiang, my mother is the best for me!" He deliberately pouted at Luo Yi.

Luo Yi sighed and pointed at the Qin family, shook his head at Qin Qiong and said, "Your aunt is used to Luo Cheng like this, sooner or later he will suffer, hey, he can't control it, he can't control it!" ”

Qin Qiong smiled and said: "Actually, I really envy my cousin, I have such a good father who can teach on the side, I will have no father when I fight, my mother taught me, when I saw my uncle, I thought how good it would be if I had such a father!" ”

The Qin family was sad all of a sudden, took Qin Qiong's hand and said, "Hey, my hard-working son, stay here in the future, your uncle will teach you." He suddenly thought for a while and said, "Is your mother okay?" Let's send someone to pick it up tomorrow, and everyone will live together, so we can take care of it. ”

Qin Qiong smiled and said: "My mother's health is not very good, and she is used to living in her hometown, so she won't come, so my aunt shouldn't think about it." ”

Luo Cheng asked, "Is my cousin here for business or private business this time?" ”

"Actually, it's business, but I'm here to see my aunt." Qin Qiong took a bite of the dish.

"What kind of business, it seems like a big deal to be able to send a character like you!" Luo Cheng was very curious, the things that could make Qin Qiong out of the horse were probably not simple.

Luo Yi said: "Your Majesty's imperial bar this year is ready to be shipped, and the general will send Qin Qiong to help me escort it." Originally, you didn't come back, I was ready to go by myself, but now it's okay, both of you are back, that's right, you go to escort together, you work together, I'm very relieved. ”

"Escort the royal bar?" Luo Cheng's eyes widened, and he thought for a moment and said, "Cousin, where is this imperial bar going to be sent?" ”

"Luoyang, what's wrong?" Qin Qiong didn't know what Luo Cheng was doing, and he was very surprised.

Luo Cheng frowned and said, "Then take the land route or the water route?" ”

"Your Majesty has come to the will, and I was going to take the land route, but now I have changed to the water route, so it is faster." Luo Yi told him.

"Father, the waterway is not smooth!" Luo Cheng put down his chopsticks and said solemnly: "This time I came back from Luoyang, I encountered too many things along the road, although there are many mountains on the land road, but with the reputation of my cousin, the general green forest people will give him face, but the water road is not good, there is a Wagang Mountain between Xingyang and Liang County, the mountain is Wagang Village, and I don't know where a group of strong people came, quite powerful." ”

Then he turned back to Qin Qiong and said: "The leader's name is Zhai Rang, and there are a few fierce generals under him, and he has repelled seven encirclements and suppressions of the official army in the past six months, and has also robbed a lot of official ships and things, if we go by water, how will we go?" ”

Luo Yi frowned and asked, "Is it really so powerful?" Your Majesty doesn't know? ”

Qin Qiong said: "Don't worry, cousin, I have met a few leaders on the Nawa Gangzhai village, and they are quite talkative, and they will not embarrass us at that time." ”

Luo Cheng opened his mouth wide, he couldn't believe it, and then asked: "Cousin, do you know that there is a general who is good at making spears on that mountain, listening to the three armies of Yongguan, when I came back this time, I wanted to meet him, but I didn't make the trip because of the end of the world." ”

"Nonsense!" Luo Yi was angry when he heard Luo Cheng's words, it was ridiculous that the son of the dignified county guard would go to meet a green forest robber who occupied the mountain as the king.

Qin Qiong said: "This person's name is Shan Xiongxin (Note 1), he is the second owner of Shandong Erxian Village, and he is called the red-haired Lingguan Shan Erye on the rivers and lakes, he is quite righteous, he is a good man, and his marksmanship is indeed exquisite, and it is estimated that he is not much different from his cousin." ”

"Qin Qiong, I still want to, in the future, you'd better not have any contact with these Jianghu people anymore, so as not to affect your future big things!" , Luo Yi felt that Qin Qiong had gone too far.

Qin Qiong smiled and nodded, undeniable, Luo Cheng also pouted and said no more.

Shan Xiongxin (Note 1): A native of Jiyin, Caozhou, Shao Yongjian, joined the Wagang Rebel Army at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shixian, who are from the same county, defected together. Brave and good at fighting, especially able to use guns immediately, known as "flying generals" in the army. Li Shimin Kedongdu, Wang Shichong surrendered to Tang, and Shan Xiongxin was killed.

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