Qiao Feng took Ah Zhu, said goodbye to everyone, and came to his hometown not far from Drum Mountain, at the foot of Shaomu Mountain.

The closer he got closer, the more nervous Azhu became, and pulled Qiao Feng's arm: "Uncle Qiao, will your father and mother dislike me for being born as a maid and dislike me?" ”

Qiao Feng patted her hand: "Sister Zhu, you can rest assured, my father and mother are very talkative, it's too late to like you, besides, our family is originally a peasant family, how can we dislike you?" ”

When Azhu heard him say this, his heart relaxed, and he asked instead, "Then should we go to the town and bring some gifts?" ”

Qiao Feng was amused in his heart, and replied: "No need, I will send silver back every year, there is nothing missing at home, and my father and mother are not willing to use it, as long as you go back, it is the best gift." ”

Azhu was suddenly ashamed and pinched his arm: "You are not ashamed, I let you talk nonsense." ”

Qiao Feng couldn't help laughing when he saw her lightly angry and angry.

……

Approaching noon, you could see smoke rising at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and Qiao Feng couldn't help but speed up his pace when he saw this.

"Dad, mother, Feng'er is back!"

When he saw the fence yard, Qiao Feng shouted loudly.

The wooden door of the room creaked open, and Qiao's mother walked out quickly, wiped her hands on her apron, and a smile appeared on her face, and then, when she saw Ah Zhu standing next to Qiao Feng, the smile on her face was even more than three points.

"Come in, come in, Feng'er, who is this girl?"

Qiao's mother stepped forward quickly, took Azhu's hand, looked left and right, and closed her mouth with satisfaction, until Azhu's face was flushed with shame.

Qiao Feng scratched his head and said, "Mother, the child introduced to you, Sister Zhu is a child... Child's..."

When he said the back, he couldn't speak.

Qiao's mother, as a person who came over, immediately understood, and no longer asked: "Come into the house and talk, what do you say when you stand outside here." ”

He turned around and shouted, "Dead old man, come out quickly and see who is back." ”

When Qiao's father came out of the backyard and saw his son bring a girl back, a flower appeared on his old face.

Later, Qiao's father sharpened his knife to the chickens and sheep, while Qiao's mother was busy cooking by the stove, entertaining her son who had not come home for a long time, and her future daughter-in-law.

After a full meal, the family sat under the big tree in the yard and drank tea to cool off, Qiao Feng said solemnly: "Father, mother, the child is going to pick an auspicious day of the zodiac and marry Azhu, please ask your father and mother for permission." ”

Qiao's mother hurriedly said: "Alas, this is a great thing, the two of us must agree, but I don't know where the girl's mother is..."

The implication is that it must be agreed by the mother's family, otherwise, what kind of marriage will it be no different from elopement?

Qiao Feng's eyes stopped Qiao's mother's words, he patted Azhu's hand, and said softly: "Azhu's sister didn't know who her parents were since she was a child, so there is no such thing as a mother's family. ”

Qiao's mother was excited, and took Azhu's hand: "Girl, the old woman doesn't know the situation, don't worry, in the future, the old woman will treat you as well as her own daughter, if this bastard bullies you in the future, you tell me, I'll clean him up." ”

Ah Zhu lowered his head and replied softly, "Hmm." ”

After reporting the matter to his parents, Qiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

After Qiao Feng and A Zhu lived at home for nearly a month, they left their hometown and rushed to Luoyang, where he was ready to deal with the affairs of the beggar gang.

Another month later, he left Luoyang and rushed to Yanmen Pass.

Yanmen is closed in the Yanmen dangerous road thirty miles north of Daizhou.

Qiao Feng traveled to the rivers and lakes in the past, and he had also been there, but he had something important at the time, so he passed by in a hurry and didn't pay attention to it.

At the moment, he was not in a hurry, and it was already noon when he and Ah Zhu arrived in Daizhou, and the two had a full meal in the city, and found a guest room, opened a room, and went out of the city to the north.

When I came up to the mountain to the north, I saw the two peaks in the east and west, and the mountains were steep and rocky, and the middle was spiraling and rugged, and it was really a dangerous place.

On the east and west wings, the mountains are undulating.

The Great Wall of the mountain ridge, its potential is meandering, and it goes east to Pingxingguan, Bauhinia Pass, and Baoma Pass, and reaches Youyan and connects Hanhai; Go west to Xuangangkou, Ningwu Pass, and Yatou Pass to the Yellow River.

There are two gates of east and west in this pass, all of which are stacked with huge bricks, passing through the clouds through the geese, and the magnanimity is high.

Qiao Feng said: "Azhu, the wild goose travels south and returns to the north, it is difficult to fly over the peak, and they all pass between the two peaks, so this place is called Yanmen, and this pass is called Yanmen Pass." ”

Ah Zhu smiled and said, "Yo ho, I didn't expect Uncle Qiao to know so many miles!" ”

Qiao Feng smiled heartily: "Of course, your Uncle Qiao knows a lot of things." ”

Yanmen Pass is an important town in the north of the Great Song Dynasty, more than 40 passes in the north of Xinjiang, Yanmen is the most majestic, dozens of miles outside the pass, it is the land of Liao, yes, there are heavy troops stationed under the pass.

Qiao Feng said in his heart, if he passed through the gate, he would inevitably be interrogated by the officers and soldiers guarding the gate.

It was decided to take a detour from the west of Takamine.

The two came to the Jeeling Ridge and looked around, but saw Fanzhi and Wutai towering eastward; Ningwu and Zhushan West Belt; Zhengyang and Shigu stand in the south; To the north are Shuozhou and Mayi.

The long slope is steep, the blank is endless, the cold forest is deserted, and the scene is bleak.

After looking at the scenery for a while, the two of them went around the ridge and came to the side, and sure enough, there was a big rock standing on the side, looking up at the mountain wall.

I saw that the mountain wall was born clean and smooth, and in the middle was a column of Khitan characters carved up, but after a long time, and after the wind and rain, the handwriting on the stone was not very clear.

Qiao Feng clenched his fists, with a look of disbelief in his eyes, is the life experience of the Khitan people really true?

Ah Zhu on the side comforted softly: "Uncle Qiao, why do you care if you are Han or Khitan? As long as you act with a clear conscience, you are worthy of heaven and the people of the world, and it is enough! ”

Qiao Feng hugged her and said: "The truth is this, I also know it, but when I think of my identity, and then think of how many Liao soldiers I have killed in order to prevent the Liao Kingdom from going south over the years, I feel very uncomfortable, they are my kindred." ”

Looking at the heartbroken Qiao Feng, Ah Zhu was motherly, patted him lightly on the back, and said: "There are also thieves and scum among the Han people, and there are also good people among the Khitans, why should you bother with who you are, no matter what your identity Uncle Qiao is, no matter what decision you make, I, Ah Zhu, will always accompany you." ”

When Qiao Feng heard this, he was moved, and nodded firmly: "I have decided, let's go to Tianshan Mountain, and after we go back, we will go to Shaolin Temple, find Abbot Xuanci, and ask him to give me an explanation, and find out Murong Bo who is hiding in the dark." ”

Ah Zhu said: "It's all up to you, you can do whatever Uncle Qiao wants." ”

Qiao Feng said softly: "When all this is over, I will marry you, okay?" ”

Ah Zhu replied softly: "Okay, it's all up to you." ”