The movement of the stone man ascending to heaven was a little big, Xiao Laodao beckoned the master to a few people, hurry up, don't let others see it.

A few people left the pine forest with sorrow, and when they came outside, they saw that there were many people outside, all looking into the forest.

The grandfather pushed aside the fence and walked out, and when the people outside saw this, they stepped forward one after another to ask what was going on in the forest, Xiao Laodao looked calm, and said to everyone with a smile, you want to know what happened, just go in and see it yourself.

As soon as everyone heard this, they rushed into the woods, knocked down the fence and trampled on it, and the grandfather took advantage of the chaos to leave quickly.

Out of Kong Lin, the grandfather became decadent, and asked Xiao Laodao to go home again, Xiao Laodao hurriedly persuaded him, now is not the time to go home, there are wanted notices everywhere, at this time to go back, if you don't keep it even, it will affect the family, when the grandfather heard it, he thought about it, so he had to give up.

Subsequently, several people left Qufu overnight. A few days later, he returned to the mountains of Tai'an, and while hiding from the imperial court in the mountains, he recuperated from his injuries. The lame Taoist and the wife of the three dogs, as well as the previous maid, took care of the grandfather in every detail.

The most serious injury on the master's body, it took three months to recuperate, and then he fully recovered, mainly after the injury, he was busy with his life, delayed treatment, and the wound worsened, and when the master was besieged by a group of people in black, he also suffered very serious internal injuries.

At this time, the winter has passed, the ice and snow have melted, and the spring flowers have bloomed, and the grandfather once again asked Xiao Laodao to go home, but Xiao Laodao asked the grandfather to wait a little longer, saying that it was not to look at the past half a year, the limelight outside was still very tight, and it was possible to get into trouble if you went out. In fact, Xiao Laodao said this, but he was still reluctant to let the master leave.

The time at this time is: 1890 AD, the sixteenth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, and the year of Gengyin. My grandfather was twenty-three years old, my great-grandfather was sixty-three, and my great-grandmother was forty-five.

In a blink of an eye, another two months passed, and the time came to June of the sixteenth year of Guangxu.

On this day, Xiao Laodao suddenly looked for his grandfather, saying that he got a big deal from a friend outside the mountain, but he didn't go to rob the tomb, but to be a guide for a few foreigners, who wanted to explore in the desert of the Western Regions and lacked a guide.

Xiao Laodao had been to the Western Regions a few times before, and he was more familiar with it, so his friend recommended him to foreigners, saying that foreigners had a high commission, which was much better than tomb robbing.

The master didn't know what "exploration" meant, he only knew that foreign devils didn't have a good thing, and the emperor was afraid of them, either cutting land for them or losing money to them, and he didn't have a good impression of foreigners.

The grandfather doesn't want to go, the grandfather is tired, and he just wants to go home for a peaceful birthday, but Xiao Laodao said that these foreigners are not actually for exploration, they are also a group of tomb robbers, but they have the location of the tomb, we don't, and after they find the ancient tomb, let's start and get rid of the foreigners together! Xiao Laodao also doesn't like foreigners, and calls foreigners "foreign thieves".

As soon as the master heard Xiao Laodao's words, he was worried that Xiao Laodao and a few of them would have an accident, foreigners didn't have a few good things, not only were they tall and big, but they also had foreign guns in their hands, which was very difficult to deal with.

After thinking about it, the master nodded and agreed.

The experience of Taiye's desert expedition is described in detail in "The Last One", and it will not be repeated here.

The trip to the desert, nine deaths and one life, originally plus a few foreigners and a group of bandits from the "sand wolf" cottage, there were dozens of people. However, when they came back from the desert, there were only a few people left, and even Xiao Chujiu died in the desert.

Although several people have gained countless treasures, they have suffered heavy losses, and only Chu Chenfeng and Chu Xuan's father and daughter have survived the sand wolf bandits.

Yumen Pass, sand wolf cottage.

It is not so much a cottage as a large sand dune, on which a wall has been drawn, and several strangely shaped earthen houses have been built inside.

At this time, Xiao Laodao looked at the mountains of gold and silver treasures piled up in the courtyard of the cottage, and sighed sadly, the master understood that he was thinking about Xiao Chujiu who died.

The master walked over and persuaded Xiao Laodao, "Brother Xiao, people can't be resurrected after death, so don't think about it so much." ”

Xiao Laodao's eyes were slightly red, he glanced at the grandfather, and said with a sigh: "Brother, for so many years, I have suffered for you to follow my brother." ”

The master didn't say anything, and Xiao Laodao said again: "The ninth day of the first month is gone, your brother and my heart are also cold, these belongings ...... It's enough for your brother and me to complete the big thing, and in the future, we won't do this unreasonable thing again......"

The master nodded, and was about to say something, when Chu Xuan appeared beside the two of them, "Daochang Xiao, Dragon Slayer, what are you talking about?" ”

Chu Xuan, a very beautiful woman, is not only beautiful, but also exudes a heroic spirit all over her body, generous and hearty.

The master didn't say anything, he looked at her at the same time as Xiao Laodao, Chu Xuan smiled and said to Xiao Laodao: "Xiao Daochang, my father is waiting for you in the house, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Xiao Laodao looked surprised, and whispered to the master, "Take care of these belongings, after all, they are in their thieves' den, and they are not safe." ”

The master nodded, Xiao Laodao left, Chu Xuan came over and looked at the grandfather with a good look, the grandfather was suddenly a little embarrassed, and twisted his face away, "Why are you looking at me like this?" ”

Chu Xuan smiled shyly: "When my father and Daochang Xiao finish speaking, you will know......"

That night, Xiao Laodao came to the wing where the grandfather was, and as soon as he entered the door, Xiao Laodao said hello to the grandfather, which made the grandfather look inexplicable.

After sitting down, Xiao Laodao said to the master: "Brother, my brother came to you so late and wanted to tell you something, let's get straight to the point." After a pause, Xiao Laodao asked, "What do you think, how is this girl Chu Xuan?" ”

The master was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Yes, the heroine of the female middle school, it is worth handing over." ”

"What if you two are husband and wife?"

"What?" The master was even more stunned, "Brother Xiao, what do you mean by this?" ”

Xiao Laodao said: "The master of Chu called me over, in fact, he wanted me to be a matchmaker for you and Chu Xuan, and both their father and daughter took a fancy to you, especially this Chu Xuan, and told his father that you would not marry!" ”

When the master heard this, he immediately frowned, Xiao Laodao saw this, smacked his mouth, and said: "What are you frowning, this is a good thing, you see that Chu Xuan is long, the girls in Jiangnan are not as smart as her." ”

"But I ......"

"But what? But you already have a wife at home, don't you? ”

The master nodded slightly, and Xiao Laodao said: "But don't forget, the one in your family hasn't visited you yet, besides, isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines." ”

"But Chu Xuan, she ......"

"What can I do? Do you think she's a bandit? Xiao Laodao pursed his mouth, "You don't look at yourself, it's not much better, you're still a tomb robber." ”

"Brother Xiao, you, you ......" The master was suddenly speechless.

After a pause, Xiao Laodao sighed lightly, and said earnestly: "Brother, I told you before, don't wait until you lose someone, you know that you regret it, you think about Lan'er, think about Xiaoqing, do you think you are worthy of them now?" ”

As soon as Lan'er Xiaoqing was mentioned, the grandfather lowered his head, and Xiao Laodao said again: "Right now, this Chuxuan girl is also very affectionate to you, are you planning to live up to another one?" ”

Xiao Lao Dao said, after a while, the master raised his head and said slowly: "Brother Xiao, it's not early tonight, you let me think about it." ”

"Okay, brother, I'm waiting for your letter......" Xiao Laodao got up and left.

It was night, and the grandfather tossed and turned all night and thought a lot......

Early the next morning, the grandfather took the initiative to find Xiao Laodao, agreed to this family business, Xiao Laodao was immediately happy, and the wandering prodigal son finally had a home.

A few days later, the grandfather and Chu Xuan became relatives, and a few days later, Xiao Laodao and Chu Chenfeng divided the property, Xiao Laodao took Xiao Shiyi back to the Central Plains, saying that he was looking for someone to come back to escort the property, the grandfather was worried that the two of them would be in danger on the road, after all, there was no Xiao Chujiu at this time, leaving them old and young, and the grandfather was not at ease. So, the grandfather let the ghost monkey go on the road with them, and the grandfather stayed alone in the sand wolf cottage.

Xiao Laodao walked by, and the life of the grandfather was very peaceful, because with the wealth in the desert, the sand wolf group rarely went out to rob the house, and the desert was not a good place, and the government rarely came to find trouble.

The master and Chu Xuan rode horses every day to hunt, drink and practice martial arts, and were very affectionate.

Time flies, time flies, in a blink of an eye, a year has passed, and the time has come to 1891 AD, the seventeenth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. My grandfather was twenty-four years old, my great-grandfather was sixty-four, and my great-grandmother was forty-six.

In this year's time, the grandfather thought about going home, but he was reluctant to Chu Xuan, and because Chu Xuan was a bandit, he didn't dare to take Chu Xuan home.

On such a day, Xiao Laodao returned, bringing dozens of people and driving several carriages.

While everyone was busy loading the car, Xiao Laodao pulled the master aside and whispered to the master: "Brother, when I bring someone over, I will casually visit Ling Zun and Ling Tang at your house, both of them are very good, but ...... Your daughter-in-law, who didn't worship at home, died of a strange illness, and the day she died happened to be the day you and Chu Xuan got married......"

"What ......" When the grandfather heard it, his mind immediately "buzzed", because there were many people in the yard, the grandfather did not dare to expose his feelings, endured his grief, went to the stable, led out a horse, and whipped the horse. After leaving the cottage, facing the endless desert, I cried loudly......

Although the grandfather doesn't like Wang Xiaojin, after all, there is still a brother-sister relationship, Wang Xiaojinhuarong died early, or on the day he and Chu Xuan got married, which made the grandfather feel a lot of guilt and guilt in her heart.

The master didn't return overnight, and the next day, he rode back on a dejected horse, and went directly to Chu Chenfeng to resign, wanting to go home to see, Chu Chenfeng couldn't persuade him, let him go to Chu Xuan, if Chu Xuan agreed to him to go back, Chu Chenfeng wouldn't stop him.

The grandfather went to Chu Xuan again to explain the situation, Chu Xuan is a woman who understands righteousness, while feeling sorry for Wang Xiaojin, he encouraged the grandfather to go home to see, the grandfather was very grateful, and promised Chu Xuan that after returning home, he would persuade his parents to let his parents agree to the marriage of the two of them, and he would come back as soon as possible to take Chu Xuan to Sanwangzhuang.

Xiao Lao Dao persuaded the grandfather to stop for a few more days, and when they had rested, when they went back, the grandfather did not listen, and chose the fastest horse in the cottage, and traveled day and night, rushing in the direction of home without stopping......

Thousands of miles away, my grandfather only took more than ten days to complete, when he arrived at the entrance of Sanwangzhuang Village, sat down and the horse was tired to death, lying on the ground and foaming at the mouth.

The master was thrown on the horse and walked into Zhuangzi, a familiar street, a familiar door, a prodigal son who returned late, but there was one less woman who was looking forward to her husband's return every night......

The courtyard door of the house, still not closed at night, wide open, the grandfather walked into the courtyard with mixed tastes, at this time, it was already dark, and I saw that the people in the house were eating, their father, mother, and sister Xiaocui who was brought home in Xiangma Cottage.

I don't know why, the grandfather feels that the family is extremely cold, maybe because there is one less person.

At the moment when the master pushed open the door, all the people in the room were stunned and looked at the master in disbelief......

"Dad, mother, I'm back......"

As he spoke, the master knelt at the door with his head bowed like a sinner who confessed his sins.