The cold wind blows on the face, and the fallen leaves are colorful.

Amid the sound of horses' hooves, a group of light horses galloped past, setting off the dead leaves on the mountain road and dancing, mixed with wisps of dust.

Passing through the official road that was not wide, the group rode into a narrower mountain path, and the road became more and more rugged and bumpy.

The trail seems to have been abandoned for a long time. The narrow path is covered with vines, and there are many thorns growing on the side of the road, and fallen leaves cover the road surface, covering the ditches and bumps below, and winding to the river.

Fortunately, it was a cold winter, and the kudzu vines and thorns, as well as the wild branches of the roadside, were all bare, and the branches and leaves were falling, revealing the forest path. If it's the middle of summer, I'm afraid there will be no road. Those who know this place well can only rely on memory to find the winding riverside path that once was.

After a few steps, the group turned over and dismounted, led the horses, looked at the feet, and slowly walked towards the river.

No matter how difficult the road is, there will be an end.

Standing by the river, the leading brocade-clothed man casually threw the reins to the servant beside him, standing on the mound by the river, staring at the clear river flowing in front of him, his expression was stunned, and his eyes revealed sadness that could not be concealed.

The big river in front of you is particularly tranquil, the water quality is clear, the bottom of the river is blue, and it flows well, carrying a bay of clear spring into the sea in the east. If you stare at a pool of clear water in front of you, you can hardly feel it flowing, and the mountains on both sides are reflected in the water, like a physically and mentally exhausted man lying in the arms of a dignified and beautiful beauty falling asleep, wandering in a sweet dreamland.

Across the line was a bridge that could cross horse-drawn carriages. The bridge deck is very clean, it seems that someone has cleaned it frequently, and the handrails on both sides are wiped spotlessly. It seems that people often stand on the bridge and look out over the railing. What is he looking at, where is he looking, is he also like the man in brocade standing on the shore at this moment, close to home, standing at the head of the bridge, standing still, can only stare quietly at the river, in order to remember his relatives.

Looking at the tall and straight figure of his man. Xiao Qiao sensitively felt that his back was a little lonely, with a sadness on his face that he had never felt before, and tears in the corners of his eyes. The crystal tears rolled in his eyes, but they never slipped down.

This is the first time since Xiao Qiao and Li Li met that she has seen a man so sad and lonely, and it is also the first time she has seen Li Li cry with her own eyes. Why is he grieved? Why are there tears in the corners of my eyes? Who can make him miss like this, and for whom are the glittering tears that have not fallen?

In fact, Xiao Qiao knew who he was missing, and he knew why he stopped, and he knew that those tearful eyes were to remember a kind and kind old lady who once lived across the river.

However, it is one thing to know, and it is another feeling to see this scene with your own eyes, so that Xiao Qiao felt very sad at the moment, and couldn't help but cry. She hadn't seen Mrs. Bu, but she had already heard of this kind old man who was regarded by Li Li as her mother. But she ??? He's dead.

It is said that this old lady was very weak and petite in her life. He cherishes life very much, but he is frail and sickly, and he has been relying on precious decoction to maintain his life. However, when someone took her hostage and coerced Li Li to be captured, the old lady resolutely chose to end her life, so as to save Li Li, who had only one side with her.

Perhaps, at the moment when Mrs. Bu desperately crashed into Jianfeng, she really regarded Li Li as her own child, so she ended her life without hesitation, so as to protect her child from being coerced and harmed. The greatness of her mother bloomed with an indelible brilliance at the moment when she killed herself, so that four years have passed since the incident, but it is still firmly engraved in Li Li's heart, and it will not be dispersed and lingering.

At this moment, Xiao Qiao's sad tears are not all for the old lady Bu who has never met, but for the man he loves. All the time, she will feel happy when she sees a man's handsome and hearty smiling face; When she sees the man she loves sad, she will accompany him to tears. Love what he likes, worry about what he worries, one heart, empathy, this is husband and wife, this is love.

Coincidentally, at this time, Xiao Qiao was crying with the foot trainer standing beside her, so that Lu Lingqi, who accompanied her, was also infected by them, and was sad and burst into tears.

Xiao Qiao, the foot trainer and Lu Lingqi had tears in their eyes, which made Guo Jia and Li Zhi, who followed Li Li to Shu County, feel heavy, and couldn't help but recall the tragic scene of the tragic destruction of Bufu and the self-murder of Mrs. Bu that day. On that thunderstorm night, Guo Jia and Li Zhi were both present, personally experienced the catastrophe, and also witnessed the touching scene of Li Li and Mrs. Bu being like mother and son, as well as Li Li's heartbroken pain and remorse after Mrs. Bu was killed.

However, in Guo Jia's view, the matter has long passed, and the deceased has passed away, regret is no longer helpful, and grief is also useless, so it doesn't have to be so. But he also knows that human feelings are very complex, and it is difficult to understand them with common sense. Everyone may have psychological wounds that are difficult to completely heal, everyone may make mistakes that they cannot forgive, and everyone has people and things that they can never forget.

It's just that Guo Jia has long been accustomed to looking at things with a rational eye, so that even if he is in a heavy mood at this time, he can restrain his feelings. Then he walked lightly to Xiao Qiao and the step trainer, and waved his hand to signal them to control their feelings, otherwise their silent tears would directly affect Li Li's mood.

Sure enough, Xiao Qiao, the step trainer and Lu Lingqi were all smart women with a blue heart, and they reacted immediately after seeing Guo Jia's eyes and gestures.

Then they wiped away their tears, forcibly restrained their feelings, and tried to calm themselves down. Then Xiao Qiao and the step trainer gently walked to Li Li's side, holding his arm from left to right, and the two of them didn't say anything, but a sweet smile appeared on their pretty faces.

Sure enough, after seeing the sweet smiling faces of the foot trainer and Xiao Qiao, the melancholy on Li Li's face quickly disappeared, and was replaced by a knowing smile.

"Well, I've kept you waiting. Maybe it's because I've been in the barracks for too long, but seeing such a beautiful scenery at first glance can't help but touch the scene. Li Li explained with a smile. Explanation is tantamount to disguising, but disguising is also a good way to divert attention, at least to get out of a certain situation, change the mood, and the melancholy will follow.

Seeing that Li Li was finally smiling, the smiles on the faces of Xiao Qiao and the step trainer became more and more intense, and the smile was more genuine and sweeter.

A sweet smile is very contagious and can affect the mood of the other person, not only pleasing to the eye, but also pleasant.

The smiles of Xiao Qiao and the foot trainer deeply affected Li Li, especially the sweet and innocent smile of the foot trainer had a great impact on him, because this was once the home of the foot trainer. If Mrs. Bu was still alive, she would be very happy to see her daughter's sweet and happy smile.

As soon as he thought of this, the melancholy in Li Li's heart was swept away, and he gently walked slowly on the bridge with Xiao Qiao and the slender waist of the foot trainer, and said with a smile: "It seems that no one has been here for a long time, and the road is deserted. ”

"No, my husband is wrong." The foot trainer shook his head with a smile, stretched out his hand to the shore, and said softly: "Husband, look, there is a new road built on the shore, and the road is very wide, so you can cross the carriage." The road leading to Bujiazhuang has been rerouted, and the path we just took was naturally abandoned. ”

"Hehehe! And so it was?????? Hehe! Li Li looked back and saw that, as the foot trainer said, there was indeed a newly built road along the bank of the river, and he could drive the carriage directly to the Bufu on the other side of the river. However, Li Li wanted to say that this was the former residence of the foot trainer, no wonder he was so familiar, but when the words came to his mouth, he didn't say it in the end, for fear that the foot trainer would think about the sad past of the tragic destruction of the starting house.

Take a look along the way, and it won't take long to arrive in front of the Bufu Gate.

It's just that the gate of Bufu is still like the early summer four years ago, there is no family in front of the door, the main gate is closed, and it is the scene when Li Li and his party came to spend the night. The only difference is that the two big red lanterns that used to hang under the porch were raised a little higher, not covering the door, revealing the word "Bufu".

"The lord is slow, let's let Weichen knock on the door." Just as Li Li stepped up the steps and was about to step forward and knock on the door, Guo Jia quickly followed, walked in front of Li Li while talking, and raised his hand to knock on the door of Bufu.

"Knock, knock!"

Four years ago, one evening in early summer, Guo Jia knocked on the door of Bufu like this, which led to Li Li's encounter with the step trainer, and also allowed Li Li to meet the step trainer's mother, and recognized Mrs. Bu as an aunt.

"Who? What do you do when you knock on the door in broad daylight, and don't let people sleep? My lord is not in the house, let's come back another day! The door didn't open, but a very impatient voice came from inside. The person who spoke seemed to have been woken up in his sleep, and he was so angry and unkind that he didn't even bother to open the door, so he opened his mouth to drive people away.

The voice behind the door was very familiar, déjà vu, so that after Guo Jia heard the voice, he turned his head to look at Li Li, and the two looked at each other and smiled. At this time, the step trainer who was following Li Li couldn't help but blush, and naturally remembered the first time he met Li Li, and that scene was exactly the same as at this moment.

At this moment, the person who is talking inside is still Ah Si, the janitor of the former Bufu. This guy will never be able to change the bad habit of sleeping during the day, and it seems that his temper is growing, and he is becoming more and more presumptuous. Last time, Guo Jia stepped forward and knocked on the door, but he still opened the door, and then looked at the sky again, and opened his mouth to drive away Li Li and his party who were staying overnight. Now it's a good thing, this guy didn't even open the door, shouted directly behind the door, and drove people away without saying anything.

The concession trainer was very embarrassed by this scene in front of him, and secretly complained: "After so many years, why does Ah Si still not grow up, and he is making a fool of himself in front of his husband again!" ”

Immediately, the step trainer walked to the door and shouted angrily: "Ah Si, are you lazy sleeping again?" Open the door quickly, I'm back??????"

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