Seeing Li Huaiyu away, the Wu sisters turned around and returned to the embroidery tower.

After some ideological struggle, Wu Fengying came up with an idea and said to Wu Yueying: "Sister, you said that the two sons of the Li family went to Chang'an to take the exam, and they had no travel expenses and no mounts, how hard should they have been on this journey?" Why don't we bring gold and silver jewelry, ride two high-headed horses and send them to Lijiazhai, so that his brother can hurry easily and comfortably, I don't know what my sister wants? ”

Wu Yueying thought for a while and said, "Sister, if you want to say that you want to send a horse, it's not difficult to arrive, but you and I are not ordinary women, and we will show up when we go out, which is detrimental to etiquette!" ”

Wu Fengying's eyes flowed, and she said, "Sister, I can't take care of that much now, for the sake of Li Lang, I can only let it go." Besides, let's change into men's clothes and dress up as two handsome little men, won't we avoid all the inconvenience? ”

Wu Yueying knew that she couldn't persuade her sister, so she said: "That's the case, my sister will listen to my sister's arrangement!" ”

The sisters immediately changed into men's clothes, took swords, rode two tall horses, ran out of Wufu, and rushed to Lijiazhai in the north of the city.

In Lijiazhai, two thatched huts have just shone into the sun, and there is a deathly silence all around. Everyone in the village fled the desert, and only Mrs. Li and her two sons had nowhere to go.

In the room, Li Huaizhu sat quietly on a rough wooden chair, and Mrs. Li walked back and forth on the ground like an ant on a hot pot. Mother and son barely slept all night.

The old lady was flustered and uneasy, looked at Li Huaizhu, and muttered: "Son, your brother has not returned overnight, and he is very uneasy for his mother." She stopped and asked, "He hasn't been seen yet, so nothing will happen?" ”

Li Huaizhu sighed, stood up and helped his mother sit on the bed, suppressed his anger, and said softly: "Mother, you don't have to worry, my son will go to Wujiazhuang to find the second brother." ”

The old lady was not at ease, and said earnestly: "Huaizhu, when you arrive in Wujiazhuang, you must learn to be patient and don't get angry at every turn." If you can't find your second brother, come back early, and then make plans, don't dare to use force to cause trouble. ”

Li Huaizhu was worried and said: "Mother, you can relax greatly, as long as your son finds the second brother, he will come back soon." ”

is a good Li Huaizhu, a good young hero, I saw his fists clenched stiffly, his teeth gritted "boom", his brows locked, his eyes looked ahead, and he hurried away. As he was walking, he saw two horseback men running in front of him, leaving a wisp of yellow dust behind him. Look at them all wearing strong men's scarves on their heads, wearing strong men's clothes, wearing black boots, holding swords, their faces are delicate, their spirits are extraordinary, and they are heroic on horses. He didn't linger, he passed by the two.

One of the people on horseback said, "Brother, you see that the man who has just passed by has a fierce eyebrow and a very murderous aura, and he must have something in his heart." ”

Another person said: "Second brother, you see that person's appearance is very similar to last night's Second Prince Li, he can't be the eldest son of Li, right?" ”

"What do you think, how can there be such a clever thing in the world?"

"Second brother, since you can't be sure, then don't guess, you'll know when you get to Lijiazhai."

The two stopped talking and galloped north.

Yes, the relatives guessed correctly, these two are the Wu sisters. Because they disguised themselves as men, they called them brothers.

The two men had traveled some distance north, and when they passed an intersection, they lost their way and happened to meet an old man.

Wu Yueying dismounted and walked up to the old man, shook it to the ground, and asked, "Dad, dare to ask which way to go from Lijiazhai in the north of the city?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "You can go from the road on the right, go up the hill in front of you, and turn two corners to get there." ”

Wu Yueying hugged her fists and said, "Thank you, Dad." He got on the horse and continued his journey with his sister.

When the Wu sisters arrived at Lijiazhai, they saw that many houses had collapsed, many walls had fallen, broken tiles were everywhere, the ground was covered with dead branches and weeds, an old locust tree stood upright outside the broken wall, and there were two thatched houses in the yard. The two tied their horses to the locust tree, and saw an old woman in ragged clothes and silver hair come out of the house.

Wu Yueying stepped forward and asked, "Auntie, is this Lijiazhai?" ”

The old woman said, "Exactly! ”

Wu Fengying asked: "Old man, are brothers Li Huaizhu and Li Huaiyu at home?" ”

This old woman is Mrs. Li, she looked at the two people in front of her, only to see that they were well-dressed and had delicate facial features, and said: "Ah, my second son Li Huaiyu went to his father-in-law's house in Wujiazhuang yesterday to join his relatives, and my eldest son Li Huaizhu couldn't rest assured this morning, and also went to Wujiazhuang to find his younger brother." ”

The two sisters nodded when they heard this, looked at each other and smiled, and said: It seems that the person I met on the road is really the eldest son of Li.

The old lady asked curiously: "Could it be that the two father-in-law know my two sons?" ”

Wu Fengying's eyes rolled and said, "Auntie, we are good friends with his brother, and today we have come to your mansion to discuss with them about the Chang'an exam. ”

Mrs. Li warmly invited the two guests into the house to sit down, and said sadly: "Children, our family is poor, dirty and broken, I hope you don't mind." ”

Wu Yueying sighed and said, "Auntie, look at what you said, rich and poor have no roots, and one day your family's life will definitely get better." ”

"The two fathers-in-law, the old woman has the heart to cook for you, but the yellow rice at home ate a meal the day before yesterday, and the grain was cleaned yesterday, and there is really no food for you to eat, only wait for my two sons to come back and borrow some food to entertain you." The more the old lady spoke, the more sad she became, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

The second daughter couldn't bear to see her mother-in-law sad, so she hurriedly took off her headscarf, removed her coat, threw off her big boots, scattered her long hair, revealing a three-inch golden lotus, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Mother-in-law is above, please accept the daughter-in-law's worship." ”

When the old lady saw that the two men in front of her suddenly turned into two women, she was so frightened that she asked in a trembling voice, "You...... Who are you? Isn't it a demon coming? ”

Wu Yueying shook her head and said, "Mother-in-law, don't be afraid, I am your eldest daughter-in-law Wu Yueying." ”

Wu Fengying hurriedly said: "I am your second daughter-in-law, Wu Fengying. ”

The old lady was taken aback, picked up the two girls, and asked, "Why are you here?" Seeing that their complexion was white and as beautiful as a fairy, she was tied up for a while, extremely nervous, and lowered her head with low self-esteem and asked, "Don't you think my family is poor?" ”

Wu Yueying said with a smile: "I am a member of your Li family in life, and I am a ghost of your Li family in death, how can I dislike it?" ”

Wu Fengying's eyes flowed, and she said: "Mother-in-law, who doesn't want to be carried in a sedan chair, and who doesn't want to be promoted and get rich early?" As long as the two of us pass the door of your Li family, even if we spend our days in the grass kiln, we will be willing to use wine cups to scoop rice and eggshells to light lamps. ”

The old lady was moved by the tears, and said: "I didn't expect you two to be so open and virtuous, it's really my Li family's luck." ”