In the afternoon, a few fast horses rushed on the road from Jingbiandun to Xinzhuang, which aroused the sound of horses' hooves.

Wang Dou led the ride on the jujube red war horse, looking forward to it, quite a taste of self-pride. All the way away, there were people in the village who greeted them loudly, and after Wang Dou nodded to them slightly, everyone was shining on their faces, and they felt quite face-saving.

Among Wang Dou's five people, Gao Shiyin was also among them, he was promoted to a small flag, and he also had to go to Dongjiazhuang to receive the confession, so he walked with everyone. I heard that now he is proud of the spring breeze, and the silver money spent in vain makes him comfortable, not to mention, after Wang Youjin, the first chief of the refusal dun, is transferred away, he is also very likely to become the new head of the refusal dun, and he will be promoted to official wealth, and his joy lies in this. In a happy mood, his usual fierce eyes that always stare at people have softened a lot.

A few horses arrived at the gate of Xinzhuang, there were more onlookers, and the voice of the affectionate "Brother Wang" rang non-stop, no matter how bad Wang Dou's reputation in Xinzhuang was before, now he has become a proud legend in the village, and when he talks about it in other villages, everyone has a light on his face.

Especially looking at the fattened horses under a few people, many onlookers were even more envious, even saying that the Tartar is longer than the horse, and the horses they raise are different. He also said that only a good man like Brother Wang could win such a good war horse.

However, more women and children are watching and discussing from afar, Wang Dou is good to be from Zhuangnei, and the few people who followed behind him are not good people at first glance, especially Gao Shiyin, who is tall and big, with a face full of horizontal flesh, and a pair of eyes that are always fierce, which is enough to stop the living.

Wang Dou kept clenching his fists in return on the horse, no matter what happened before, now he can be regarded as returning to his hometown, and in front of the villagers, he still has to be decent. Han Zhong, Qi Tianliang and the others followed behind Wang Dou, also holding their heads high, looking proud and proud.

A few people were just about to enter the village, when suddenly Wang Dou heard an extremely affectionate voice sound: "Yo, it's Wang Zongqi who is back, this military affairs are busy?" Recently, it is rare to see Wang Zongqi return to the village, and if you are free, please go to the house to talk about it, and you and my neighbors will get together. ”

Wang Dou turned his head to look, but saw that the chief Jiang An came from the right side of the village wall, and was smiling at himself, Wang Dou hurriedly hugged his fists in return, this Jiang An is also the leading figure in Xinzhuang, and it is good for himself and his family to have a good relationship with him. At the same time, he thought that Jiang An was worthy of being the lieutenant chief, and the news was well-informed, so he was promoted to the general flag, and he knew it before he got the sue.

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When he came to the door of his house, Wang Dou saw that there were some mud and water bricklayers busy in front of his wall, doing the work of repairing mud walls and roof tiles, and some idlers next to him were squatting or standing watching and chatting.

Seeing Wang Dou and the five people coming, all riding tall horses, not to mention the burly figures, everyone was carrying bows, arrows and spears, etc., which gave people great oppression, everyone in the field stood up in awe, and several plasterers also stopped their work and looked at Wang Dou and others in fear.

A neighbor who knew Wang Dou greeted him with a smile on his face: "It turned out that Brother Wang came back, just talked about you, tsk, this is really a coincidence......"

He walked into the courtyard and shouted in a demanding voice: "Fourth aunt, fourth aunt, Brother Wang is back." ”

Wang Dou and the five got off the horse, led the horse into the courtyard, and a series of discussions came from behind him: "That's Brother Wang, no wonder...... Tsk, look at that horse, it's really strong......"

There were a few women in the courtyard helping with firewood, and when they saw Wang Dou leading the horses in, and then the strong horses came in one by one, they were all stunned, and then greeted Wang Dou affectionately: "Yo, it's Brother Wang who is back, and I'm really free today." ”

They all looked at Wang Dou and the others' horses with envy, and their mouths kept praising them: "Look at this handsome horse, tsk......tsk"

These women are all neighbors of the Wang family, Wang Dou greeted them with a smile, and then Zhong's happy voice came from the back room: "Is Dou'er back?" ”

Then I saw Zhong and Xie Xiuniang coming out of the house, still holding a rolling pin in their hands.

Zhong walked in front, her hair was still meticulously combed, it can be seen that her complexion is very good, and she seems to be much younger, not to mention that Wang Dou brought home a few pieces of cloth, even in front of this outsider, she also put on a clean and decent clothes. ”

"The general flag is gone?"

Zhong said loudly in a voice that could be heard by the next-door neighbors: "My son has been promoted to the chief flag officer?" ”

The eyes of the entire courtyard were focused on Wang Dou, and Wang Dou nodded affirmatively.

There was an exclamation in the courtyard, Zhong's eyes were red, and he rushed into the inner room, and everyone hurriedly followed, but saw Zhong kneeling in front of her husband's spirit and crying silently, she shouted to the spirit card: "His father, have you seen it?" The son finally has a chance. ”

She burst into tears, as if she wanted to vent all the bitterness and suffering of all these years.

Wang Douyi watched quietly in front of the door, watching his usually stubborn mother cry bitterly, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. Xie Xiuniang was supporting Zhong by the side, and looked back at him with shining eyes.

Several women were also on the side to convince them, and one woman said: "Fourth aunt, Brother Wang'er has been promoted to the chief flag officer, this is a happy event, you should be happy." ”

Under the persuasion of everyone, Zhong finally held back her tears, she wiped her tears and said: "Yes, yes, I don't cry, I don't cry, I'm happy, happy." ”

She stood up with the support of everyone, patted her head, and said with a smile: "Look at me just talking, but I forgot to do things, look at this memory, I am really old." ”

Everyone laughed, Zhong instructed Wang Dou to greet the guests, and then happily went into the kitchen, at this time her face was full of radiant expression, as if all the bitterness and depression of these years were gone. Xie Xiuniang also glanced at Wang Dou happily and followed closely behind Zhong.

At this time, the eyes of everyone in the courtyard who looked at Wang Dou had changed, and everyone's faces were full of envy, fear, and flattery, and everyone's name for Wang Dou had also changed, no one dared to call him "Brother Wang" anymore, but everyone respectfully called him "Wang Zongqi!" ”