"Mu Hong, stay."

Mu Hong and Li Jun were under the supervision of Fang La's guards, looking at Muzhou City, which was about to leave, but they heard someone chasing after them, and turned their heads to see that it was Fang Baihua chasing after them on horseback, and they couldn't help but stop with great joy.

Fang Baihua arrived and reined in the horse.

Mu Hongxi said: "The princess is willing to go north with us?" ”

Fang Baihua shook her head and said, "I wrote a letter to Brother Yong'er, please bring it back." ”

Mu Hong heard that Fang Baihua was still reluctant to leave, so he had to take the letter, put it away closely, and arched his hand: "We will definitely deliver it for the princess." ”

Fang Baihua hugged his fists and said: "There are two Lao, Baihua still has military affairs, so there will be no two." ”

"Farewell"

When the two of them went out of the city gate, Fang La's guards, who had been monitoring all the way, withdrew.

Mu Hong shook his head and said: "I don't want to go in vain, let's go on the road quickly, lest the Western Army encircle Muzhou, and we will also suffer from the pond fish." ”

Li Jun nodded and said, "Maybe it's the same as what the prince said, it can only depend on the will of heaven." ”

The two hurried all the way, and when they arrived at the junction of Muzhou and Shezhou, the Western army had already blocked the road, and the two were still under the guidance of a Manichaean before jumping out of the Western army from an unknown path.

When I left Shezhou, it was like returning to the Taiping Kingdom.

Li Jun said: "Brother, do you remember that I have a naked uncle? ”

Mu Hong said with a smile: "Who on the Xunyang River doesn't know the troublesome sea dragon horse Li Fu, Wu has a good ability, although I haven't seen him move around for many years, I have never forgotten his old man's prestige." ”

Li Jun nodded and said, "My uncle is old, and he won't go to the river anymore after all these years." However, there are two apprentices under him, and several fire families, when they do a good business on the river, they often have to honor his old man, so they don't do it themselves, and they have to eat and drink. ”

Mu Hong said: "Brother, do you want to go back to your hometown to visit relatives? ”

Li Jun nodded and said: "Since I went to Liangshan, I have never seen his old man, and I often miss him, but because of the troubles in the water village, I didn't have the opportunity to go there, so I have always postponed it." Now that I was down the south of the Yangtze River, I couldn't help but want to go back to my hometown, and I also dissipated this thought. ”

Mu Hong said with a smile: "Now that my Liang soldiers are strong and strong, my brothers will inevitably enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future, why don't you take him north with you." ”

Li Jun shook his head and said: "When we went to Liangshan last year, I went to see my uncle and persuaded him to go together, but he was old and had to get by, and if he didn't want to go around, he would die in his hometown, and he was afraid that he still refused to leave his hometown." The two of us have been in Jiangnan for a long time, maybe the prince has already gotten to Tokyo, I'm afraid it's also the time to employ people, if my brother doesn't go back first, I'll rush back when I go back to my hometown. ”

Mu Hong said with a smile: "It's only a delay of two days to return to my hometown, and I haven't been back to my hometown for a long time, so I'll go with you." ”

The two of them had decided on a plan, so they took the road to Jieyang Town.

Mu Hong and Chao Yong and others robbed Jiangzhou before, and they showed the news in Jieyang Town, and now Daliang has rebelled again. They didn't dare to go to the town, so they could only take a detour to Jieyangling.

Walking through the foot of the ridge, I saw that the thatched house where Li Li sold wine in the past had been beaten by the wind and rain for a long time, and it had been dilapidated to the point of decay.

The mountains are still the same, the personnel have changed greatly, and the old land has returned, and it is another sigh.

The two stood outside Li Li's hotel for a while, walked away, and arrived at Li Fu's residence early.

When he looked up, Li Jun couldn't help but be surprised, but when he saw that the grass house where Li Fu lived, it was crooked, the walls were collapsing, and the front door was full of weeds, where it still looked like it was inhabited.

Once upon a time, there were thirty or twenty families in this area, most of whom were engaged in fishing, but now all the thatched houses have collapsed, leaving some traces of robbery, and most of them have become a white land.

Li Jun saw it and couldn't help but exclaim: "Uncle, don't have anything." ”

Mu Hong was a bystander, looking at the people in the neighborhood who were like this, and comforted: "It shouldn't be that your uncle is in trouble, maybe they are moving the village and they are uncertain." ”

Li Jun nodded and said, "Yes, let's find a nearby person to ask." ”

The two of them walked around the neighborhood for a while, but they didn't meet anyone.

Li Jun was anxious, but he saw the smoke rising faintly in the northwest corner in the distance, and he was surprised again.

In the past, there were only barren forest graves over there, and there were no people, so how could there be village smoke.

Li Jun was puzzled, and he and Mu Hong rushed there.

After walking more than two miles, he arrived at the land.

When Li Jun looked at it, it was really a village, and there were bamboo fence huts in the area, no less than thirty or twenty households, and those houses looked very new, and it seemed that they had not been built for a long time.

At that moment, the two of them walked into the village, but they saw that they were planting trees in the river, weaving hedges around the house, the sound of chickens and dogs barking, and a few barefoot men were cleaning up fishing nets by the fence.

Li Jun saw a big man in a bun on his head, wearing a cloth coat and bare feet, looking a little familiar.

Li Jun couldn't see it very clearly, so the surname Suo approached again, and walked to the scene where they were ten steps away from each other, and the big man happened to turn around, and the two took a look.

Dahan also recognized Li Junlai and shouted, "Brother Li." "Bow down.

Li Jun hurriedly helped him up, and when he looked at his face again, it was Zhu Xiaoba, an apprentice of his uncle, and couldn't help asking: "Xiaoba, how did you move here, do you know where my uncle went?" ”

A trace of grief flashed on Zhu Xiaoba's face, and he sighed: "Brother Li, it's a long story, it's rare to see you today, and please go to the house to give a detailed announcement." ”

Li Jun saw that there were many people here, so he also said: "Okay! ”

Zhu Xiaoba instructed a few fire families to collect the net and lead Li Jun and the others to their home.

When the two arrived at Xiaoba's house, they saw that it was a newly built three or five grass houses, with trees in front of the door and a hedge by the house, and the place was good.

Hachi asked the two to sit down, and his lady came out to pay a visit, so she called for tea.

Li Jun shouted: "We are not distinguished guests, we are very troublesome, we have wine, just take it out and eat it." ”

Xiaoba asked the lady to go to the kitchen to kill chickens, boiled a few fresh fish, and made a large barrel of home-brewed liquor, then set up a table in the house, moved a few benches, put the wine barrel on the table, and placed chicken and fish dishes on the table, leading Li Jun and the two to occupy a table and sit.

Xiaoba said: "Brother Li, brother in the old days, you know and I know, everyone is not a Sven person, do not be careful, this bucket is placed on the table, when you want to eat wine, scoop it yourself, and now we must eat and be full." ”

Li Jun walked all the way, and he was also a little hungry and thirsty, and after eating two or three bowls of wine, he couldn't help but say, "Little Ba, where is my uncle?" ”

Xiaoba suddenly shed two lines of tears, wiped his eyes with one hand, and responded: "Brother Li, if you mention my master, his old man has already died, and he is still ......."

Li Jun got up and shouted, "Really? But I haven't seen each other for a year, and I don't want to see each other anymore, how can I not be sad! After that, I saw him stepping on the bench with one foot, pressing the edge of the table with both hands, and looking up without saying a word.

Mu Hong looked at Xiao Ba's face with grief and indignation, and felt that something was wrong, so he patted Li Jun's arm and said, "Brother, don't be sad for the time being, and ask Little Starling, how did the old man die?" ”

Li Jun suddenly said: "I can see it, Xiaoba, you can say it." ”

sat down again, didn't eat wine, and only listened to Zhu Xiaoba.

It turned out that Li Fu died last winter. On the side of last year's Chung Yeung Festival, there were several days of heavy wind and rain, and the river could not be rowed, and people were trapped in the house.

It was said that the weather was fine, Yu Gui was overjoyed, so he led the Huo family to drive two boats to the river to catch up with the trade, and happened to bump into a large official boat, which drove over on the opposite side.

This is an official returning home from his post, and the boat is full of cages and belongings, and there is plenty of oil and water.

Yu Gui has never been to the river because of several heavy winds and rains, he has not caught a single fish, and he has broken the cost of selling smuggled salt, and he is so bitter that he has nothing to say; It's rare to bump into licensed goods when it comes out today, and make a good profit, which is enough to subsidize a few months of food, and how can you miss it in person.

At that time, he did not ask him what kind of ship, but he made a whistle, grabbed the big ship, plundered it with his hands, and sailed away.

Yu Guixing was not far away, and he didn't want a boat to chase after him, and a person jumped out of the bow of the boat, claiming to be Zhang Kui of Xiaogushan, claiming that he had driven down the licensed goods all the way, and wanted to divide half of the property in the boat.

Where is Yu Gui willing to respond at the moment, and replied that he was rushing to buy and sell in the river, and everyone had a little luck, and whoever bumped into it was whoever, and it couldn't be divided equally.

Zhang Kuiqiang wanted to take half of it, but Yu Gui should not be, and said: "The same is a master of the rivers and lakes, so I can save my harmony." Everyone's face is not good-looking, I will give you ten taels of silver today, help a good luck, if you want to take it, don't just rest. ”

Zhang Kui don't want it, you talk to me, don't let each other go, fight for something, fortunately persuaded by everyone on both sides.

Zhang Kui said to you: "I know you, you are Li Fu's apprentice, dare to act in Hong Kong, and take advantage of other people's ready-made transactions; is a good man, you must not let you be cheap to the end, sooner or later there will be retribution! ”

With that, he drove away.

When Yu Gui returned to the boat, he rushed to Master Li Fu to tell the matter in detail, saying how rude Zhang Kui was.

Li Fudao: "I have been doing business by the Xunyang River for decades, who didn't know the dragon horse in the sea!" It is Li Fu on the bank of Jieyang Ridge, who dares to provoke each other. I am not afraid of the sky, the earth, or anything, even if the Zhao official family is here in person, I will not let him do anything. In the past few years, because I am old, I don't wash my hands, and Batu is going to die a good death, so I only let you get some ready-made food to eat; made my nephews Li Jun and Li Li famous, and achieved the hegemony of Jieyangling. Since my nephew went to Liangshanbo, the brothers of the Zhang family and the brothers of the Mu family have gone, and the three tyrants here are all gone, how can there be a Zhang Kui who dares to come and provoke others, I must have never seen such a person! ”

Yu Gui was not as bold as Li Fu, and said: "Zhang Kui has a tough tone, saying that sooner or later there will be retribution, I'm afraid he won't give up." ”

Li Fudao: "Child, I'm very afraid, I live to be over 70 years old this year, and I have never met a powerful opponent." My real surname, but I like this kind of person the most, the more fierce I am, the less afraid I am, and I don't give him a penny of the surname, see how he is? ”

Li Fu saw that Yu Gui was still a little bold, so he said: "Don't be discouraged, go to the river to take advantage of it, if anyone comes to find right and wrong, hurry up and report it, and I will take care of it myself." ”

When he said this, Zhu Xiaoba was also beside him, and Yu Gui heard that the master was willing to help, so he didn't take Zhang Kui in his eyes anymore.

(To be continued)