After finishing speaking, Deng Shi beckoned Deng Ai and said, "Come here." Although the voice was delicate, it was incomparably majestic in Deng Ai's eyes. Deng Ai obediently walked over.

Deng Shi looked at his son obediently, but sighed in his heart.

Deng Ai's alienation from Liu Feng just now, how could the Deng family not hear it. But this is also something that can't be helped, although Deng Ai himself is also grateful to Liu Feng, after all, Liu Feng has supported their mother and son for so many years. If you don't feel grateful, you can't be called a human being.

But Liu Fengdang's excuse to drink tea still made Deng Ai haunted in his heart. always thinks that Liu Fengxin is not pure.

It's not that this is a mustard, but a hint of stubbornness on the part of a young man. It's just a bad first impression.

Deng Ai has also seen it, and he has already negotiated with Deng's family, and he will take Deng Ai away later. Thinking that the mother and son might have a lot to say next, Liu Feng pretended to cough and said, "Cough, madam, I'm in a hurry to recruit soldiers, so I'll go first." ”

Hearing this, Deng couldn't help but withdraw his gaze from Deng Ai, who was obediently snuggling beside her, and looked at Liu Feng's expression, and guessed a rough idea.

I couldn't help but be grateful, and got up and said. "Major General walk slowly."

Liu Feng asked Deng not to send him off, but Deng insisted on pulling Deng Ai to send Liu Feng out of the house. It wasn't until Liu Feng rode the dark cloud horse and disappeared into the distance, and Deng took Deng Ai's hand back to the living room.

Mother and son sat opposite each other.

Deng looked at his son's resolute face, rarely with a little sternness. opened his mouth and said, "Why did you see the young general so much just now?" ”

Deng Ai was silent, but anyone could see that he had a bit of stubbornness on his face.

Deng Shi couldn't help sighing and said: "I know that you are puzzled by the fact that the young general pretended to be thirsty and went to the door to drink tea, but gave a great favor, thinking that there must be a demon when things go wrong, but in the past three years, the young general has sent people back and forth to provide you with education." With such a favor, why should you doubt it. ”

Looking at the sternness on her mother's face, Deng Ai was in a slight trance. It was time to say what he had hidden in his heart, or his mother would blame him.

Raising his fist slightly, Deng Ai said softly: "Unlike what my mother thinks, the child is not a person who does not know how to be grateful. Saying that, Deng Ai paused, and said: "Over the years, the young general has ordered people to send Zuo Chuan, Shenzi, Han Feizi, Wu Qi's Art of War, Liutao and other books. After the child saw it, it was true that his mind was opened, his eyes were broad, and he understood a lot of truths. But the more I know, the more sad my heart becomes. ”

Speaking of this, Deng Ai's face showed a point of reluctance, a point of sadness, and he looked at Deng Shi with slightly red eyes and said: "The identity of the young general is the stepson of General Liu Bei of the left." The purpose of giving this great favor back then was just to raise the dead and cage the henchmen. ”

Still, the child accepted it. Because children know a truth, there is no free meal in this world. If a person is enveloped by kindness, he will definitely return his life. When the time comes, it must be the time when the child is far away from his mother's service, so there is always a trace of resentment in his heart. "Ten-year-old Deng Ai is no older than six years old, and he can already see Liu Feng's intentions.

There are many such examples in books such as Han Feizi and Zuo Chuan. Coupled with Liu Feng's current identity, his intentions are about to come out.

Nourish the henchman, cage the henchman for good use.

But this kind of thing is a beating, a willingness to suffer, there is nothing right or wrong. If there was no Liu Feng, according to the current world style, Deng Ai would definitely not have come into contact with books such as Wu Qi's Art of War annotated by Xu Shu.

So Deng Ai is still grateful to Liu Feng. But Deng Ai complained about Liu Feng again, because he had a hunch that when their mother and son were separated, it would definitely be in front of him.

Deng knew that his son was smart, but he couldn't imagine that his son was so smart, and his mind was higher than that of ordinary adults. Ordinary people still can't say this reasoning.

However, there is no mother in the world who does not like her son to be smart, especially now that she finally knows what Deng Ai thinks in her heart and her final attitude towards Liu Feng.

Deng Shi smiled and said to Deng Ai: "Young eagles always have to grow up, and it's time for you to soar into the sky." Saying that, Deng Shi paused, looked at Deng Ai and said, "Just like you think, the young general is here to pick you up this time." ”

"When?" Deng Ai's face remained unchanged.

"Three days later." Deng replied.

"The child is at home with his mother."

"Hmm."

After Liu Fengce left the Deng house, he came to the outside of the village non-stop. After leaving the village, Liu Feng left Deng Ai behind.

Three years ago, it was already destined that this matter was nailed to the iron plate, what else is there to think about.

The immediate urgency is that he must recruit a certain number of soldiers within these three days.

On an open field outside the village, more than 100 men in the prime of life gathered. In front of the men lay a wooden table, on which lay a roll of bamboo slips and pens.

Zhang Dao knelt in front of the desk. There were more than a dozen soldiers in front of him to maintain order. Behind him stood Xu Tian and a gray-haired old man.

These men should be all the strong men in Deng Village at present, and this old man should be the village chief. It's called Deng Fang.

Liu Feng set his eyes on the old man, in addition to his gray hair, he also had incomparable vicissitudes and the wisdom to see through the world.

Liu Feng came on horseback, which also attracted the attention of the people present.

Xu Tian bowed apologetically to Deng Fang and walked quickly towards Liu Feng.

"Major General, the situation is not good, no one among these strong men wants to join the army." Xu Tian raised his fist and said to Liu Fengdao, who turned over and dismounted.

Liu Feng frowned, but he didn't expect that recruiting some soldiers would also encounter such a situation.

Although Deng Fang was gray-haired, he was deaf and clear-sighted, and when he heard this, he smiled slightly and walked into the two. After getting close to Liu Feng, he bent over and saluted: "Major General." ”

This person is the village chief and the patriarch of the Deng clan. At this time, it is necessary to recruit the strong men of the Deng clan, and of course Liu Feng does not dare to entrust him. Bent over and saluted, "Old man." ”

"Huh." Deng Fang smiled, stroked the goatee on his chin with both hands, and asked, "Does the young general know why these children of the old man's clan are reluctant to join the army?" ”

Listening to Deng Fang's tone, he didn't come to stop the children and grandchildren of the clan from joining the army. Liu Feng's heart moved, raised his fist and said, "Please also ask the old gentleman to show me." ”

"That gentleman, I'm afraid that the old man brought by the major general from the army, right?" Deng Fang didn't say it directly, but smiled at Zhang Dao, who was sweating on his forehead, and was trying his best to say something, trying to persuade these strong men to join the army.

"What the old gentleman said is true, that person is an experienced official I asked for from General Zhang Fei Zhang." Liu Feng nodded.

"That's right." Deng Fang nodded clearly, and then explained in the puzzled eyes of Liu Feng and Xu Tian: "Now it is not as good as in the early years, Xinye is in front of it. In the early years, when General Zuo first arrived in Xinye, Xinye was very unstable. There are many lonely and helpless people, so as long as there is food, there will be people in the army. But now the situation is settled, and there is food. The old man's clansmen, of course, are also grateful to General Zuo, but no one wants to join the army, far away from home. ”

Saying that, Deng Fang continued to look at Zhang Dao and said with a smile: "And this gentleman still recruited soldiers in the same way as three years ago, but he was wrong. ”

Liu Feng's heart was suddenly and silent. Yes, when the people are settled, they are not happy to go to the army to eat. If he was Liu Bei, it would be much easier, just give an order and order how many strong men from each village will come.

But he doesn't have that right. Liu Bei didn't give it to him. Just gave food for him to recruit troops. This is the sharpening ability that Liu Bei and Xu Shu said.

Liu Feng thought in his heart.