A piece of paper money burned out, but after a few breaths, in the blink of an eye, there were only a few pieces of paper money left in the big bag, and finally it turned into nothing, only the embers remained, with the cold wind blowing, sometimes bright and sometimes extinguished. The candle flame of the remaining candle head was still swaying in the cold wind, and the candles on the ground were dotting with tears, and soon they were about to die.

Xue Yue'er gently wiped the tears from Li Hao's face and persuaded, "Husband, you don't have to be too sad. If Grandpa knew about your current situation, you would be gratified. It's getting late, and it's time for us to go back. ”

Xue Yue'er wanted to struggle to get up, felt her legs sore, knelt down again, slapped her legs and feet a few times, slowly bowed down and stood up, helped Li Hao up, and walked out of the incense shed.

Li Hao was dazed, and was carried away by Xue Yue'er, his eyes still staring at the lonely grave.

Xue Yue'er persuaded: "Husband, don't be too sad, let's come to accompany grandpa every year in the future, it's really time to go back." ”

Li Hao was in a trance, whether he could sit firmly on the horse's back was still a question, Xue Yue'er sighed, picked up Li Hao and rode a horse, and slowly went down the mountain, until he got out of the narrow mountain road, and then galloped wildly.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the town, they suddenly stood in front of a large group of people, and when they saw Li Hao and the others coming back, they knelt on the ground and said: "We offended the hero before, and please be kind to the hero and spare us!" ”

Looking at these familiar and unfamiliar faces in front of him, Li Hao, who was sitting in a daze, had a flash in his eyes, and he wanted to jump off the horse when he pressed the long sword on his waist.

The people kneeling in the rain were startled, their faces became even paler, and their bodies trembled, and they were even more sure that he was the skinny thief who had been skinny and skinny.

Xue Yue'er hurriedly hugged him tightly, held down the sword in his hand, and persuaded softly: "Husband, just spare them, after all, it was Grandpa who made the mistake first!" Grandpa, even if he is still alive at this time, he doesn't want to see you kill! ”

Several people below kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Li Hao struggled a few times, but couldn't get out, and roared angrily: "Get out, don't let Ben Gongzi see you bastards again!" ”

The fox fur hat and the others were a little happy in their hearts, so they quickly got up and left.

"Stop!"

They had just taken a few steps when Li Hao suddenly let out a loud shout, which frightened them and stopped their steps, as if they had been nailed with nails. A few people staggered and almost fell to the ground in fright.

The mayor shuddered and asked in a panic, "What else does the hero have to order?" ”

Li Hao said coldly: "The next time my son comes back, if I see my grandfather's tombstone fall to the ground again, the whole town will be bloodied!" ”

The mayor responded in a panic: "Don't worry, the tombstone will never fall down again in the future!" Old man Ke, this tombstone will be watched by you in the future, it is a little crooked, and you are asked! ”

Old man Ke nodded again and again, and Li Hao's eyes swept over everyone again, as if he wanted to engrave their faces into his mind, and everyone was cold.

Li Hao took the reins of his horse and patted Xue Yue'er's hand gently, and Xue Yue'er let go of her clenched hand.

Li Hao propped his hands on, took off into the air, jumped on Xue Yue'er's horse, jumped on his mount, whipped and galloped away, splashing a splash of mud.

It wasn't until the two of them walked away that the sound of horses' hooves disappeared that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, put their minds at ease, and hurriedly ran back to their house to take a bath and change clothes. The hot water and ginger soup in the warm room have already been prepared.

In fact, what they didn't know was that Li Hao and the others didn't think about revenge at all when they came this time, but they saw the "enemy" who killed his grandfather at that time, and they were inevitably emotional.

However, they are not guilty in vain, they can be regarded as a peace of mind, and they don't have to worry about Li Hao's revenge every day.

The cemetery on the hill will be specially guarded by Old Man Ke in the future, and even the naughty children in the village are warned by the parents of each household not to go to the hill to play, so as not to know which day, Li Hao will suddenly come back.

Later, they felt really uneasy, so they simply hired a stonemason, mainly paid for by fox fur hats, and built a stone wall in front of the tomb to press the tombstone. After thinking about it again, I simply made it a little more magnificent, and it didn't have a few more things to do.

In this way, unless an adult deliberately destroys the tombstone, ordinary urchins, five or six people together, do not want to shake the tombstone in the slightest.

When the tombstone stone guardrail was built, the mayor came to the top of the mountain, looking at the previous lonely tomb without even a tombstone, and now it has become extraordinary, covering an area of several zhang square, stairs, guardrails, all of which are made of granite, and it is almost not matched with stone lions and stone horses.

The original fox fur hat, now wearing a satin hat, said with a sad face: "This tomb is repaired more magnificently than our own ancestral tomb!" Later, when I went to the underworld, I don't know if I will be scolded for being bloody. ”

On the way back to Yexin Town, entering a dark mountain road, there was no one near the left, Xue Yue'er suddenly asked, "Husband, did you just think about snowwashing that town, or seeking revenge on the old man wearing a fox fur hat?" ”

Li Hao asked in surprise, "How do you know that guy is the bully who killed my grandfather?" ”

Xue Yue'er said: "I'm not an idiot, I've been with you for so long, and I always know some skills in observing words and feelings." The husband always stared at the guy in the fox fur hat, as if he wanted to eat him, and that guy trembled more than anyone else, not who he would be! ”

Li Hao nodded and said, "When I came over this time, I didn't plan to take revenge, I just planned to go back after burning the money quietly." But that guy appeared in front of me again, and I couldn't help but want to break him to pieces. Then there is the fact that we want to get married, and we don't want to kill more, so we have to accumulate some yin virtue for ourselves. ”

Xue Yue'er said: "Grandpa must be very happy to know what you did underground." ”

It was rainy and dark, and after a while, the night gradually tightened the pitch black, and the road was dark, except for the faint reflection of the shallow stagnant water, and nothing could be seen.

The old horse knew the way, Li Hao and the others didn't care about it, and they didn't light it with torches, and they continued to gallop on the horse without stopping.

In the middle of the night, when they arrived at Yexin Town, the shopkeeper finally put his mind at ease, greeted him with a smile and said, "The two heroes are finally back, and the hot water and ginger soup have already been prepared." ”

Xue Yue'er said: "Shopkeeper, prepare the exquisite wine and food on the table, we are in a hurry all the way, and we haven't eaten yet." ”

Not long after they returned, a dark shadow quickly turned into a shop across the restaurant.

Taking off the rain curtain, the man shook his head and sighed: "It's really unlucky, not to mention the rain, and you have to go hungry, I knew that we would also ride a horse to follow them!" ”

Walking to the backyard, the black lights were blinding, and the cold stove was empty, and the man couldn't help complaining: "Hey, where is the hot ginger soup and hot rice?" You kid don't know how to prepare for me? ”

A voice came from the dark night: "Don't make noise, delay my monitoring, blame it above, ask you!" Besides, Lao Tzu is not your mother-in-law! And how do you know that if you don't eat halfway, you'll be back tonight? ”

"You bastard! It's really unlucky! ”

The man cursed, simply took a bucket of cold water and poured it on the cold, hurriedly changed his clothes, and worked hard to drive away the cold on his body. I didn't turn on the lamp, so I found a little cold food in the dark room, filled my belly indiscriminately, and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, the shopkeeper personally accompanied Li Hao and the two to sit, and the shopkeeper had already gone to sleep.

Li Hao drank a glass of wine, and suddenly asked strangely: "Shopkeeper, why are you so good to us?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Because you are knights who walk the rivers and lakes." ”

Xue Yue'er was surprised and asked, "Why is this?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "Because there was a guy who left this restaurant, what kind of dream, to go outside to find the immortals, I couldn't get his information, so I often asked the people in the rivers and lakes about his news, and gradually developed a habit." At first they could be heard, but then they were gone. After about half a year, he finally sent a letter informing him that he was safe and sound, so that we didn't have to worry, and I was relieved and didn't inquire again. It's just that now that the two-year period is near, he hasn't heard from him for more than a year, and I don't know if he's still alive, poor boy! ”

Xue Yue'er glanced at Li Hao with a smile: "In this way, we also owe that guy's blessing." Otherwise, this ginger soup or something can't be drunk so quickly, and I'm afraid that I will have to eat cold dishes here at this time. ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "The old man just doesn't understand, why do you people in the rivers and lakes always have to travel overnight?" ”

Li Hao said with a smile: "When there is an emergency in various places, most of the people in the rivers and lakes who know how to fight are transmitted, and of course, most of the people who rushed overnight are also people in the rivers and lakes. ”

Li Hao asked about the situation at the shopkeeper's house again, and learned that the little boy who could only hold him in his arms at the beginning has now learned to walk, and Uncle Sanniu is still the same. In the restaurant, the shopkeeper had to hire a new shopkeeper to help because his son-in-law was noisy in the middle of the night, which affected his sleep.

In view of the fact that Li Hao was too naughty in the past and always secretly lazy, Mrs. specially requested that he must pick a simple and honest boy.

Xue Yue'er couldn't help laughing, Li Hao shook his head and smiled: "Shopkeeper, according to my son, that kid is too naïve, he won't make the guests happy, I'm afraid of getting a lot of scolding, right?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Who said no, at first, many things were served by myself, for this kid, alas...... Come to think of it, it's still that naughty boy who is likeable, and guests who love to come and mess with him. This honest boy, the guest asked him for a long time, except for the necessary, he would never say more words to make people happy, let alone this tip or something. ”

Xue Yue'er suddenly smiled and asked, "Then the previous guy can get a lot of tips?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and smiled: "The town is remote, and it won't be common." But even so, that kid has only been working in the small shop for more than a year, and in total, there is a tip of nearly two taels, which is almost the top of his salary for a year! ”

Xue Yue'er asked, "Then what did he use it for?" ”

The shopkeeper sighed: "Carved a tombstone for his grandfather." ”

Xue Yue'er lost interest in asking questions for a moment, and said leisurely: "That shopkeeper is really pitiful!" A good man lives a long life, and he will definitely live a long life in the future! ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and smiled: "That kid is not a good person, he is a naughty little villain, but he is also likeable!" ”

The meal was full, and the sleepiness was rising, Xue Yue'er suddenly took out a silver ingot of five taels, put it on the table and said, "Thank you for the shopkeeper's kindness, this is the meal, no need to look for it!" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "This can't be helped!" This table of wine and food is worth two taels of silver at most, and you have already rewarded it in the morning, so you really don't need to reward it again. ”

Li Hao said with a smile: "My lady is a rich daughter who spends a lot of money, and the shopkeeper is polite to her, but she is not happy." We were sleepy, and instead of chatting with the shopkeeper, we had to go to sleep. ”

The shopkeeper hugged his fist and said: "Thank you to the two heroes, I wish the two heroes smooth sailing in the rivers and lakes, and no disasters will come." ”

Back in the room, Li Hao shook his head and said, "Lady, are you trying to attract attention?" ”

Xue Yue'er said: "I can't help but want to reward, husband, don't blame!" ”

Li Hao said: "Alas, when can you change your impatience?" ”

Turning off the lights and falling asleep, Xue Yue'er excitedly thought about the upcoming wedding, and the joy in her heart blossomed, tossing and turning, and finally fell asleep.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Hao and the two hurriedly had breakfast, and under the farewell of the shopkeeper, they braved the cold morning breeze and galloped on horseback, leaving Yexin Town and running back towards the way they came.

Out of the town, Xue Yue'er asked strangely: "You just left, didn't say anything, didn't leave anything?" ”

Li Hao smiled and said nothing, Xue Yue'er was annoyed and angry, and suddenly jumped on Li Hao's back, rode with him, and reached out to tickle it.

Li Hao reprimanded: "Fooling around, being seen by passers-by, shouldn't you spread it out and attract the attention of others?" ”

Xue Yue'er suddenly smiled and said: "As soon as the husband pretends to be an adult, he will not be honest, so he still pretends to be a child and holds me well!" Then there will be no one to talk about! ”

Li Hao scolded with a smile: "Unmarried and have children, and some people scold!" ”

Xue Yue'er was even angrier, stretched out her hand to scratch and made a fuss with Li Hao on horseback.

Li Hao hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, don't make trouble, there must be many people passing by on this avenue!" ”

Xue Yue'er urged: "Then you will pass through Daoming." ”

Li Hao had no choice but to nod and agree, and told him everything.

Everywhere he passed, Li Hao quickly left the silver taels that should be given, and the Xiaomi family left ten taels of silver and a letter, asking them to buy another two acres of land to live.

Xue Yue'er asked strangely, "Why don't you stay a little more?" Where did you leave your faith? Did you write any love words? ”

Li Hao didn't plan to say it, Xue Yue'er was about to jump, and Li Hao hurriedly said: "Stick to the back of the stool." ”

Xue Yue'er asked after her relentlessly, and asked the rest of the things clearly, confirming that Li Hao did not write love words. also knows that in the countryside, too much windfall will only make people have the habit of liking and hating hard work, and gradually lose their original hard-working nature, which he does not want to see.

Therefore, Li Hao only mentioned in the letter that he risked his life and worked hard to accumulate it.

Xue Yue'er suddenly remembered again, when did Li Hao write this letter? Although she had already greeted the shopkeeper, Xiaomi had not yet asked her to get new clothes.

Li Hao said with a smile: "Just when the fire was roasting, it was written with firewood, and the original letter is still here!" ”

Xue Yue'er drove the horse closer, leaned over and snatched it, looked through only the numbers, did not mention anything else, only wished her a happy life, Xue Yue'er laughed happily.

The silver taels for Uncle Sanniu were a little more, fifteen taels, and the letter instructed him to prepare some land and ask for a teacher for the two boys in the family.

It was Li Hao who stayed in the kitchen when he got up early in the morning. The letter to the shopkeeper and one or two ordinary treasures were left in the middle of the night.

Some overly expensive jewelry and property, handed over to ordinary people like them, will only lead to death, which Li Hao does not want to see.

Xue Yue'er stuck out her tongue and said, "It's still prudent and prepared." ”

The round-trip journey lasted for two days, and the night center town stayed for one day, which happened to be three days, and they arrived at the town at the foot of the mountain, and it was already dark night.

The light rain stopped early this morning, but the sky overhead was still gloomy, as if there would be another rain at any time, so the trail in the mountains and forests was still damp as before, and when returning to the mountain at this time, even if there was a rain curtain to protect the body, it was inevitable that the whole body would be soaked.