A faint warmth filled the tavern. Asahiko smiled, and a smile appeared on the old man's face. After a while, the man boiled the tea and brought it to the guest along with the copper kettle. Although it is the most common coarse tea in the market, the petiole and stem are clearly visible in the tea cup, but the taste is pure and sweet, and it is warm to the bottom of the heart when you drink it.

"Master Jun, where are you going on business!" Seeing that there were no other guests to greet in the tavern, the old shopkeeper sat opposite Li Xu and sifted a bowl of tea for himself.

"Go home, go to the Upper Valley. It's not far from your old place, just over 200 miles! Li Xu put down the teacup and replied with a smile.

"Shanggu, it's a prosperous place, and it is said that the wind and the water are up!" The shopkeeper came over with an apologetic face, and accosted him while cleaning up the dishes on the table. He has heard the old shopkeeper say about the behavior of the guests, not only does he not eat for nothing, but he also has a generous reward. This kind of guest store can't meet one in a few years, and he is well served, and if he can also receive a penny or two, his wife and children will have a smile more.

"The landscape is good, but it's a little remote!" When Li Xu heard others praise his hometown, he was very useful in his heart, and the smile on his face was even stronger.

Opening a store and running a hall, observing words and colors is the first skill. The little second brother saw the expression on the guest's face and knew that his fart was just right. picked up the leftovers, and added another sentence without a trace. "Look at what you said, how can it be called remote, your house is full of big people. Let's not talk about it, let's talk about recent years. There is an old man Li in the Li family in Shanggu, who is both civil and military......"

"Master Li?" Xuzi's eyes turned into copper bells, and he couldn't figure out when such a celebrity appeared in his hometown.

"yes, haven't you heard? There is an old man surnamed Li who reads good books and makes a good hand! was appointed by the emperor as a general, and he was named a loyal and brave uncle. This radius is followed by brilliance! The shopkeeper hooked the curtain with his foot, and the voice gradually moved towards the kitchen.

"This kid is crazy, Master Jun, don't be like him!" The old cabinet was afraid that he would snub the distinguished guests, so he quickly took over the words of the little second brother.

"Well, I'm funny to hear!" Li Xu shook his head with a smile. Master Li, who is both civil and military, is loyal and brave, and this should be what he said. But the evaluation of reading a good book is not very blushing, making a good hand? Xu Zi thought about the long lance he hung on the back of another war horse used to carry luggage, and he was ashamed.

"This neighbor has spread that there is a Li Ye in Shanggu, who is both civil and military. Last year, when the emperor attacked Liaodong, the general who led the army accidentally fell for those barbarians, and the people died in the sea. Only Li Ye mentioned the lance and rode the horse, and he killed a back and forth for thousands of miles. saved tens of thousands of people, but he didn't even hurt a single cold hair. No, as soon as the emperor was happy, he named him a loyal and brave uncle. Lao Li's family became famous in Shanggu County all of a sudden, and it is said that even the county keeper himself went there several times! The old shopkeeper's face was full of envy, and he wished that he could raise a son who was also promising.

"Oh. I haven't been home in years. I really didn't notice! Li Xu picked up the stoneware tea bowl and blew lightly to disperse the mist in front of him.

When I was a teenager, I was indeed a prancing horse in my dreams, and I was arrogant. I think that when I went out of the plug with Xu Dayan, I was really annoyed several times because I had no money to buy a lance. But since I got the lance, I only dared to take it out and play when I didn't want to die. At the critical moment, it was the black knife on his waist that saved his life.

Thinking about the dream of her youth and the reality in front of her, Asahiko felt a sudden sense of separation from the world. The back of the young man seemed to be within reach, but the young man was very different from his current self.

"Your surname?" The shopkeeper has a lot of knowledge, and compared the Li Xu in front of him with the legendary hero of the Prancing Horse Liaodong, and secretly kept his thoughts. No, he commented in his heart. The military master in front of him is at most a team, eats simply, and has no shelf at all. People say that generals eat two pigs' shoulders for a meal, how can they eat as little as him, and they won't eat this worthless naan. But the demeanor of the young man in front of him was indeed unusual. What is that called, calmly, yes, calmly, even the second master of Qian who walked in the yamen couldn't find such a calm feeling.

"Don't be expensive, surnamed Zhang!" Li Xu hesitated for a moment and reported the surname of his uncle's family.

"surnamed Zhang, that's also a big family. I heard that there is a young master in the Zhang family in Shanggu County who is Li Ye's cousin, and he went to Liaodong side by side, and the brothers are of the same heart, and they have also made great contributions! As he spoke, Xiao Er rushed back again, holding an oily lotus leaf bag in his hand. This is three catties of donkey meat, with tendons and translucent. You've put it away, love to eat it and come back next time! ”

This is talking about the Zhang family's little five! Asahiko sighed in her heart. Brothers are of the same heart, and I used to think so myself. But the fifth brother's ambition is very high, and he can't catch up with his dream. He slowly stood up, took five more copper coins and pressed them into Runtang's hand. Then he took up the donkey meat and said goodbye to the shopkeeper.

"Thank you, Master Jun, go slowly! Next time, I'll pick the best meat for you! The little second brother thanked him repeatedly. Why did the military master's face change suddenly, did I say something wrong? He clenched his fists tightly, feeling the weight of the coin. The military master doesn't like people to talk about the surname Zhang,! He watched Li Xu jump on the war horse, looked at Hei Feng's appearance carefully, and trembled in his heart, and the whole person was frozen on the spot.

"I like to be stupid, and I don't go into the house to clean up. Just know how to sell mouths! The shopkeeper Wang, who came out to see off the guests, turned around, saw the little second brother's dejected appearance, and raised his hand to give him a neck hug.

"Hey, hey. The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, you look at the horse under the crotch of the military master, and you look at the long guy on the second horse. You see, that's a lance, isn't it? Is it a lance or not? The shopkeeper pointed to the smoke and dust in the distance and shouted quietly.

"Lance, it's him, my grandma, it's really him!" The shopkeeper suddenly woke up, and was so excited that he slapped his thighs with a crackle. "Hurry up, hurry up and send some of the leftover naan from the day before yesterday to Liu Si'er, who is playing poor. He used his mouth to shout and shout with his neighbors, saying that Li Ye of Shanggu, the loyal and brave uncle of the emperor, had eaten our donkey meat, and applauded loudly! ”

This time I met a nobleman! The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper looked at each other and smiled, feeling that life was full of accidents and hopes.

Xuzi didn't know what legend he had left behind him, so he just thought about his thoughts and hurried away. If I get home and my father and mother ask me about my army, what will I tell them? Will you tell them about Master Yang? Do you want to talk about the fifth brother?

There are some things that you say to your parents that will only add to their troubles. Some of the choices are inherently difficult to explain. The more he thought about it, the more troubles wrapped his whole person in it like a dark cloud.

After passing through Yishui, it is getting closer and closer to home. Xuzi carefully hid all his troubles, first found a piece of wood, got into it, changed into clean clothes, and then hurried home along the official road. The sun had set early in the north, and by the time it was just past unitary, it was already completely dark. There were no pedestrians on either side of the road, and long wolf howls were heard from time to time in the wilderness. The dark night without moonlight is the best time for wild beasts to hunt.

Black Wind pricked up his ears, full of vigilance. The other war horse was so frightened by the wolf's howl that it refused to go fast, no matter how much Xu Zi scolded. There was no way, so Xuzi had to jump off the horse and lead it forward. Following the smell of cooking smoke, he slowly approached his hometown.

I haven't seen it for half a year, and there is no change in the village, it is still quiet, revealing peace and tranquility. His home is in a secluded corner of the village to the east and north. In recent years, the family situation has improved, and my father has asked someone to renovate the wall, so the courtyard looks very neat and prosperous.

The courtyard doors are all open, and it seems that there are guests here today. Far away, Li Xu saw the lights at home. He lightly jumped off his horse and prepared to enter the house through the side door. The last time he went home to recuperate, some of the elders who had never been willing to go to the house before came to visit, either wanting to stuff their sons and nephews into the army to become officials, or wanting to play some autumn breeze. Those hypocritical smiling faces still make people feel uncomfortable when they think about it. Xuzi didn't want to socialize with them today, she just wanted to sit with her family, listen to her mother's nagging, and look at her father's flowers.

There was a lot of noise in the courtyard, and many people were walking out of their homes. Li Xu quickened his pace and hid the war horse and himself in the shadow of the courtyard wall. Rural people are provincial, and they are reluctant to light too many lanterns in the yard, so he doesn't have to worry about anyone noticing his presence.

"Our Li family can have today, thanks to Uncle Mu for raising a good son!" A voice came from within the courtyard walls, polite with envy. It's the second uncle of the long house, and Xuzi remembers this person. Back then, in order to make incense money for the clan, the more he came to block the door of Li's house the more he came to block the door of Li's house.

"Isn't it, right now, when it comes to Uncle Li, who doesn't know that his old man is blessed and has great creation. Xu Zi was crowned an uncle at such a young age, and he worshiped the general, and he will not have to be a marquis or a prince in the future. Uncle Mu, your veteran may be rewarded by the emperor, and what kind of township and county marquis will you be crowned! "The person who said this should be Uncle Junmu of the third room, except for the autumn wind, he rarely comes to the door, why is there a free time recently?

"Hey, Asahiko, that kid is lucky. Don't praise him, if he has a future in the future, he is not the younger generation of our Li family! The father's voice also came out, vaguely with pride.

"I can't say that, it's still that he teaches his son well. Our Li family has been dormant for so many years, and this time we finally raised our eyebrows. He is a big uncle, don't care about the money, how many clans are missing. The county magistrate put down his words, and while it was still freezing, he must finish the mansion of Uncle Zhongyong. When it's finished, his old man will come to your door to congratulate you! Another voice with a sense of wine came into Li Xu's ears, and the sour tone of the crepe was really said by others except the patriarch.

"No, no. The county has allocated a lot. A few days ago, Xuzi's personal soldiers came back with some cloth and meat, saying that it was given by the emperor. A general surnamed Murong also sent a message, saying that if it was not enough, he asked me to send a letter to the army at any time. I calculated that it would be enough until the new house was completed. Father smiled loyally, and the cordial feeling was as good as ever.

"The brethren have delivered my goods! That dad should know that I have resigned, why didn't I hear him mention it to others? Li Xu stood in the shadows, his heart full of surprise.

"Say what you lack, wrap it up on me! Our Li family has produced a noble man for so many years, and his mansion can't be repaired shabby, which makes others laugh! The patriarch was drinking, and his chest was crackling.

"No shortage, no shortage! Xuzi always brings money to the family, and I have been saving it without spending it. At the moment, even if you ask someone to paint the beams and paint the doors and windows, you are still a little rich! The father followed the guests and proudly walked out of the doorway, and in the bleak autumn wind, the old man's waist was straight.

"Dad is protecting my face, he doesn't want others to know that I have lost my face." Li Xu suddenly felt that his nose was sour, and some shareholders rushed outward from his eyes.

I'm not trying to make a name for myself. Standing in the shadow of his own courtyard wall, Li Xu finally knew the full connotation of taking fame immediately. He wasn't fighting for himself, and he was never alone. Father, mother, uncle, uncle, all those who cared about him stood silently behind him.

He stood in the shadow of the courtyard wall, silently watching his father send all the guests away. He didn't dare to come out to meet his father, and he was afraid that the two war horses would make any abnormal noise.

He knew he couldn't go home. In fact, from the moment he left, the past life has become a thing of the past. He has grown up and should take responsibility for his family. He can no longer retreat and escape from difficulties and pressures like when he was a child, because in the eyes of his parents, he is already the pillar of the family and their proudest son.

In the shadow of the courtyard wall, Li Xu finally grew up completely.

He led the horse and walked slowly out of the village. His Majesty's chariot was heading south along the canal, and it was too late to catch up.

"I seem to hear the sound of horses' hooves, it's Xuzi's black wind!" Zhang Li walked out of the house with a lantern and greeted her husband, who was closing the door.

"I also feel weird, as if Asahiko is back. However, General Murong's personal soldiers said that Xu Zi was transferred by the emperor to go on a business trip. How did he have time to come home? Old Li Mao blew out the lantern in the courtyard, took the one in his wife's hand, and then supported each other with Li Zhang's family and walked towards the main house. This small courtyard is about to be transferred to someone else, and the county has specially allocated land for Xuzi to build Zhongyong Bofu in the summer, and after it is repaired, the whole family will move in. Loyal and brave uncle, it is proud to think about it.

"Yes, the child is so busy, how can he come back!" Li Zhangshi stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes and sighed softly.

The sound of horses' hooves disappeared completely. The door creaked shut, keeping all the noise out of the house.

In the long night outside the house, Li Xu galloped on his horse, leaving the village behind.

He knew that he shouldn't hide home this time, but in fact, the moment he left his hometown, he couldn't go back. There's never going back.

There is no end to this road.

The third volume of the Gale Song ends.

Alcohol's note: Please continue to pay attention to the fourth volume of Homestead, "Yangzhou Slow"

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