After rewarding the sergeants from all walks of life, Emperor Zhou Qing held a banquet in the Changle Hall for the sergeants to receive the wind and wash the dust, and the people on both sides of the road welcomed them, and for a while the fragrant powder was on their faces.

Corresponding to this lively scene is the outskirts of the capital with a single figure of two people and two horses.

Listening to the sound of gongs, drums and bells in the distance, Long Ling had a hint of banter on his face, "The emperor rewarded the meritorious ministers, and you, the meritorious hero behind the scenes, went back without a name and no share." “

"You also said that you are the hero behind the scenes, so stay behind the scenes......" Xu Qingyan sat on the back of the horse and replied disapprovingly.

"I don't know what you're trying to do, running around for so long, and in the end you don't even have a name."

Xu Qingyan glanced at him, with a smug look on her face, "The county lord is already famous enough, and he doesn't need to be crowned again, and I don't lack money, so let's give those fame and fortune to those who need it more." ”

Originally, her original intention of helping the front line was not for fame and fortune.

Brush off your clothes and go away, and hide your merit and fame!

This sentence in the chivalrous line, she can be regarded as having a thorough understanding today.

Long Ling smiled and looked at the dimmer sunset ahead, "Why don't we abandon our horses and fly, when will we be able to return to Xi County if we walk slowly like you." ”

"What's the hurry?" Xu Qingyan shook her head, "Don't you always say that I didn't accompany you to play, but now that everything is gone, the county lord happens to be free, why don't you just run and play with you?" ”

"Really." Long Ling was overjoyed, and then nodded again and again, "You can give me a bowl of noodles first that night, the noodles you made last time are so delicious, I've been thinking about it for half a year." ”

Hearing this, Xu Qingyan smiled in seconds, glanced at him sideways, and rolled her eyes, "No." ”

"Hey, why can't it, it's idle anyway........"

"It's just not okay, the noodles you promised me haven't been fulfilled yet, and you still want to eat me." She shook the rope and drove the horse forward.

When Long Ling saw it, he also hurriedly pinched the horse's belly: "Isn't my craft immature, so you can make it for me to eat first, and then make it for you when my hands are familiar." ”

"No, there is pressure to be motivated......."

"Not .........."

As they spoke, the two of them had already ridden away, leaving only faint words in the wind, and the sunset stretched the shadows of the two of them long.

.......

Half a month later, the two of them finally returned to Xi County.

Looking at the not tall city gate in Xi County, Xu Qingyan was a little distracted, she didn't feel it all the way, but now when she sees this familiar city gate, the feeling of wandering back to her hometown and being close to her hometown suddenly came out.

Calculate carefully, it's been more than a year since I left home!

After being stunned for a moment, she came back to her senses, touched her stomach and said to Long Ling: "Let's go, let's go to the city for dinner, and I don't know if the taste of the welcome building has changed." “

Before the words fell, a man and a horse had already entered the city, and when Long Ling saw this, he hurriedly followed.

At this time, noon has passed, and there are only two tables in the welcome building, and the little two were going to start cleaning up, but when they saw that there were guests again, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet them enthusiastically.

Xu Qingyan has been running outside for so long, and now that she has returned to a familiar place, she doesn't pick up a clean table and sits down.

"One serving of each of the first five signature dishes, followed by six bowls of rice."

"Okay." Xiao Ermei smiled and said, "Wait a minute, the meal will come soon." ”

Xu Qingyan smiled and looked at the counter, but found that the cashier was not the familiar shopkeeper Li or his son, but a strange man, about thirty years old, wearing a long shirt, looking polite.

It didn't take long for the meal to come up, Xu Qingyan just asked Xiao Er Li why the father and son didn't come, and a familiar figure caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye.

"Xiao Han." She shouted in surprise, her hand reaching out of the window.

On the street, Li Xiaohan, who was walking with the man, heard the shout, and immediately looked left and right in a panic like a frightened rabbit.

It wasn't until she saw Xu Qingyan waving her hand by the window that her face eased, revealing a little joy: "Ayan, you're back." So saying, the man walked towards her.

"Well, I just arrived, by the way, did you eat, didn't eat and eat together."

"No, no, I've already eaten it." Li Xiaohan waved his hand again and again.

Xu Qingyan looked at the man beside her and asked, "Who is this?" “

Li Xiaohan looked sideways and found that the man had followed, and suddenly Xia Fei lowered his cheeks, lowered his head and twisted, "I'll tell you later." “

Well? There is a case!

Xu Qingyan's heart instantly ignited a raging fire of gossip, and she squeezed her eyes at Li Xiaohan, "Understood." ”

The playfulness in his eyes made Li Xiaohan's face even redder, "Okay, you can eat first, I'll ..... I'll go back first. “

With that, he walked away with his head down.

Xu Qingyan didn't call her anymore when she knew that she was annoyed, but she was a little curious about the man standing next to her.

Is it Uncle Li's fiancé who Aunt Li gave her a look at?

Looking at the man's footsteps following slowly, Xu Qingyan frowned slightly.

Half an hour later, the two came out of the restaurant, and the sun was already setting in the west.

Taking over the horse brought by Xiao Er, Xu Qingyan patted the horse's back happily: "Let's go, go home." “

Long Ling followed with a smile.

The autumn is high and cool, the sky is clear, the two people and two horses gallop on the country road, the trees on both sides have been dyed with frost, and the hooves of the horses startle countless birds and birds.

When she arrived at the entrance of the village, Xu Qingyan turned over and dismounted, and ran home happily.

When the people who were working in the fields saw her, they began to whisper.

"Hey, she's back, you say, that Aunt Zhou can still stand."

"It must be established, her status is noble, but Aunt Zhou still has one in her stomach, I heard that the old lady can protect it, she is back, and there is no reason to force people to death."

"No, or you'd have to be drowned."

"To be honest, if it weren't for the Hu family's fate to give birth to a county lord, it really wouldn't be as good as that one. You didn't see it that day, that Aunt Zhou's overall style is not worse than that of other ladies. ”

"Alright, alright, stop chewing the root of your tongue, let's get to work." An honest man who works with a stuffy head, drinks his mother-in-law.

"Say what's wrong, I haven't stopped working." The woman complained indignantly.

Xu Qingyan listened from a distance, and suddenly her expression tightened, looking at this voice, it seemed to be related to her family.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be anxious for two points.

At this time, in the courtyard of the Xu family.

Aunt Zhou led the girl Cui'er and was sitting in the courtyard, and after a while, a carrier pigeon flew over from outside the wall.

Yahuan Cuier stepped forward to grab the pigeon, then took off the small note on the pigeon's leg and handed it to Aunt Zhou.

After Aunt Zhou saw it, she smiled slightly and raised her hand, "Let's go, let's go and say hello to Mrs." ”

Yahuan stood up respectfully and helped her up.

In Ansong Courtyard, Hu was talking to Wu, and when he heard a report, it was Aunt Zhou who knelt down outside the courtyard again, and he was so angry that he was smoking.