One son has died, and they can't afford to lose any of the remaining children.

For this reason, Xu's mother even forced him to die and did not allow him to leave the house, and at that time the family was in chaos, the sister-in-law's family heard the news and wanted to take the sister-in-law home, and several children in the big house cried endlessly, and the whole house was chaotic like a catastrophe, and people's hearts were uneasy. It was also because of this that he broke off the idea of going to find his eldest brother's bones in person.

Pingxi Hou said, "Your brother blocked two arrows for the prince, and those two arrows hit the vital point, even if you are lucky enough to avoid the pursuit later, it is not easy to survive." What's more, at that time, there were more than 1,000 enemy troops chasing after Shizi and others...... Afterwards, Seko found your brother's sword on the battlefield, along with a wooden plaque he carried with him. For specific matters, when the prince comes back from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing tomorrow night, he will tell you in detail. ”

Xu Erlang was full of grief, held back the tears gushing out, and said "okay". Later, when he came back to his senses in the guest house where he was temporarily staying, he didn't know how he came back all the way, and what he was thinking at that time.

But what is certain is that he must be grieving the death of his eldest brother. The eldest brother left, but not even a healthy skeleton was found. And what is buried in the land of the Pingyang Town clan is just the mound of the eldest brother's clothes. For this reason, he didn't even dare to worship his eldest brother, lest he would dream at night that his eldest brother would tell him that "his bones are incomplete and he will not be blind to death".

Xu Erlang sat in the courtyard in a daze, he was full of sorrow, but he couldn't say a word, his body and mind were anxious as if there was a blazing flame burning. At this moment, how he wished that he was also on the scene during the great battle, even if he couldn't save his eldest brother from danger, it would be a thought to bring his bones back.

Xu Erlang's eyes were bloodshot, his lips were pursed and white, he clenched his hands into fists, clenched and loosened, loosened and clenched. And the green tendons in his hands were thumping, which showed how much his mood fluctuated.

After a long time, just when Mohe and a few people were holding their breath and didn't dare to come out, Xu Erlang got up abruptly and went to the temporarily arranged study.

He picked up the wolf's hair, and quickly wrote something on the flat rice paper, he carried it on his arm, through the back of the paper, the font on the rice paper was wild and wanton, and with a sad and sad feeling that could not be concealed.

He missed Jinniang very much at this time, and wanted to say something to her, so as to send the depression and grief in his heart, but in the end he could only put his thoughts into writing.

The rice paper was written one after another, and gradually folded on the other side. In the end, Xu Erlang finished writing all the anger, anger, remorse, and longing that gushed out of his mind, and a full hour had passed, and dozens of snow-white rice papers had been written by him.

Xu Erlang's arm was a little sore, and he came back to his senses at this time, looking at the paper on the other side in a daze.

He sat on the stool, his expression seemed to be distracted, but the expression on his face gradually calmed.

After another long time, he picked up a stack of "letters" on the other side and threw them into the brazier beside him.

The charcoal fire in the brazier spat out bright red tongues of fire, and as soon as the paper fell into it, it turned to ashes. Seeing this, Xu Erlang's slender fingers trembled slightly invisibly, and his face showed a sad look of crying, and then calmly continued to throw the paper into it page by page.

It wasn't until all the paper was reduced to ashes that he leaned back and leaned back in his chair.

He covered his eyes with one hand, and the breath on his body was still a little sad, but it had been gradually suppressed by him.

Mohe's voice came from outside the house, "Master, it's not early, it's time to rest." Master Suqian asked someone to send you a post, saying that he would invite you to gather in Wangxian Tower tomorrow. ”

"Okay, I got it."

Xu Erlang replied, sat in the study for a while, and when he got up to go back to rest, he suddenly sat back.

He carefully polished the ink, picked up the wolf's hair, and wrote it on rice paper again.

This is a letter to Jin Niang, he is not good at telling her those sad things, but he is restless, and he always wants to say something to her, so ask more about family affairs, ask her how she is now, and whether Xiao Yuer is healthy.

This letter to the family is very relaxed, it is full of warmth and longing, Xu Erlang finished writing the letter, and the breath on his body seemed to be infected by this letter and became soft.

He read the letter again, and after confirming that it was correct, he found the envelope and handed it to Mohe after walking out of the door, "Let people send it home overnight." ”

"Yes."

Xu Erlang is the master of his subordinates, and he wrote a letter at night in the past, and he only let people send it out early the next morning, but this time he clearly pointed out that he would send it now, Mohe immediately became solemn in his heart, and solemnly agreed, so he went to select a guard with fast feet and asked him to send the letter back to Pingyang Town overnight.

But it was said that it would soon be the next day, Xu Erlang went out after breakfast, and it was still early when he arrived at Wangxian Tower, and he thought that he had arrived early, and he didn't want Suqian and a few people who met along the way were already waiting for him in the lobby.

Seeing him coming, Suqian joked, "Let's sit in the lobby today, the price of Kyoto is high, and the price of the box on the second floor often starts at ten taels of silver." With that silver, it is better to rent a small courtyard with a good environment to live comfortably. ”

Xu Erlang nodded, he didn't have any opinion on this, but opened his mouth to ask him, "Where do you live now?" What is the environment like? Do you rent a house with others or yourself? ”

When they were on the road, the two also talked about this problem, at that time Xu Erlang only said that he wanted to go to the clan's house to stay, Suqian heard that it was a pity, if he was looking for a person with a similar personality, he would share a house, if he didn't have this fate, he would spend his own money to rent a small courtyard.

Sujia Xiaofu family, this time Suqian went to Beijing, and his parents and clansmen also gave him a large sum of silver. It's just that Suqian is also a successful person, although he is arrogant, he is not blind and arrogant, and he will not compare things with others except for his studies. So the place to stay is not to pick the best, only to find those secluded, and do not think about how big a yard to live in, if possible, he really wants to find someone to share, not to mention saving money, but also to find a companion.

He was originally very optimistic about Xu Erlang, but who knew that the clansmen of the Xu family were in the capital, so he was not good at being strong, and in the end he didn't find a candidate who was very satisfactory to him, so he could only rent an ordinary farmhouse by himself.

Hearing Xu Erlang ask, Su Qian said, and at the end he joked to Xu Erlang, "You really hide it, if you didn't want to contact you, I wouldn't know that you were originally a clansman from Pingxi Hou Mansion." ”

The rest of the people at the table looked at each other when they heard this, but apart from a flash of envy on their faces, their expressions quickly returned to normal.

They also know a little about the current situation of the Pingxi Hou Mansion. After all, the defeat fought by Pingxi Hou last year was too sensational, and their Shuozhou was very close to the border, so they were very concerned about the war.

Pingxihou will definitely not be able to defeat the battle, and he is a military general, since ancient times, the civil and military forces have been enemies, and Pingxihou will definitely not be able to help in the imperial examination, they don't need to be jealous of Xu Erlang.

However, thinking so in my heart, I still can't avoid being a little sour, and I envy Xu Erlang for not having to worry about eating, drinking, and living.

I don't know if I don't go to the capital, the prices in the capital are scary, although they have a lot of silver on them, but they still have to spend daily expenses, and then they have to buy exam questions, and they have to make some contacts, and after the exam, they have to live in the capital and wait for results, and they have to save money everywhere. On the other hand, Xu Erlang, he didn't have this concern, which made several people a little red.

Xu Erlang swept the expressions of several people, and replied with a wry smile, "I and Pingxihou are distant relatives of Wufu, and I am naturally grateful to Pingxihou for not giving up and being arranged to live in the mansion." It's just that it's borrowed in the end, and my identity is also embarrassing, so I don't want to mention it much. and said sincerely, "Runzhi really doesn't have the intention to hide from you, but has to be in love, don't worry about it, the little brother will compensate everyone for this." ”

Su Qian regretted what he said just now, and felt that he had caused trouble for Xu Erlang. The water that can be spilled out of the words cannot be collected if you want to. He was also worried that Xu Erlang would pull hatred and be squeezed by others, but fortunately, Xu Erlang dealt with it properly, and immediately opened his mouth to play a round, and raised the tea cup to salute Xu Erlang apologetically, and the matter was over.

Wangxian Tower gradually became lively, and students from all regions of the Qi Dynasty gradually gathered here.

Like the champion building in Shuozhou, Wangxian Tower is also quite famous in the capital, and it is a restaurant where most people are eager to stay.

First, it is because the boundary here is good and it is close to the Gongyuan; Second, the feng shui is good, and it is said that several champions and tanhua have stayed here; Finally, the most critical and important one is that the boss will market all the students who are in the first class in the final grade, and the boss will return all the expenses spent in the restaurant during this time. This attracts countless people who are shy or ambitious. Of course, there are many speculators living in it, which makes it a mixed bag, but on the other hand, it is also a good place to ask for information.

Xu Erlang and the others sat here for a while, and they heard many people talking about the popular candidates on this year's list. Most of the famous children are Jiangnan students, and then there are students of the Beijing Guozijian, and no matter how poor they are, they are also students of several famous academies in the Qi Dynasty. For students in remote places such as the southwest and northwest, everyone generally does not look good, and they don't even bother to mention it.

Suqian spoke up after a long time and laughed at himself, "I think I am also a famous person in Shuozhou, and I don't want to come to the capital to know what the frog at the bottom of the well is." Compared to the few talented students who have been mentioned by everyone before, my achievements are really not worth mentioning. I'm still complacent about it, and I'm ashamed to think about it now. ”

Among the few people, even Suqian, who was the last in learning, was hit like this, not to mention the rest.

Although they didn't say anything, they listened to the Jiangnan students at the next table express their new views on current affairs, as well as their new opinions on some of the common knowledge points in the book, they were like mourning and suffered the biggest blow in their lives.

They found that many of the things those people said that they had never even heard of, and many of the rebuttal evidence they mentioned were even more unfamiliar to them.