Now it is the time when spring is strong, and the south of the Runjiang River is full of greenery and red flowers. This is the most beautiful season of the year in the whole of Fuzhou.

Fuzhou has been the granary of the world since ancient times, with a vast territory and abundant products, and fish and rice are the most abundant. There is also the Jingfu Canal that crosses the land of the four states to supply rice and grain to the heart of the Central Plains, making the economy of Fuzhou the largest in Kyushu.

As the saying goes, the plan of the day lies in the morning, and the plan of the year lies in the spring, which is also the time of the year when the farmers in Fuzhou are the least idle. The wheat fields on both sides of the road are bustling with activity.

Xue Ran stopped on the side of the road and looked at the figure of the farmer who was busy sowing seeds, and his heart was quiet. A young woman led a seven or eight-year-old boy to Xue Ran and said softly, "Xue Lang, what are you looking at?"

Xue Ran was dressed in a moon-white robe, with a scribe's turban on his head, and two well-trimmed beards on his lips that lined off a bit of elegance, and then turned his head to look at the young woman and boy, with a trace of tenderness on his face, and then said gloomily as if he remembered something: "It's nothing, it's just a little homesick." Ten years later, Bao'er is so old, I ...... Hey, I don't know if my father is okay, it's really unfilial to not be able to accept joy under his old man's knees all these years. ”

The young woman stepped forward, stretched out her green jade hand, held Xue Ran's big hand, and her eyes were tender like water: "Husband, don't be sad, aren't we back now, presumably my father also misses my husband." There are still two or three miles to go, and we will hurry up again, and we will be able to reach home before sunset, and then the husband and father can share the joy of family. As he spoke, he stroked the forehead of the boy beside him, and said lovingly: "For many years, Bao'er can also recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors, these are all great joys, and the husband should be happy." ”

"Ling'er," after listening to the young woman's words, Xue Ran looked guilty: "It's all my fault, over the years, your mother and son have suffered." ”

The young woman was about to answer, but the boy on the side shouted first: "Daddy, Bao'er is so hungry, let's go to see grandpa quickly, my mother said that when we see grandpa, there will be delicious food." ”

The child's voice was crisp, and it broke Xue Ran's sorrow in an instant. The young woman "Ling'er" stretched out her finger to the child's forehead and scolded with a smile: "You are a little thing, you know how to eat." ”

Xue Ran also smiled, and took his wife to join the servants on the road and drove towards the huge complex of buildings with red tiles and white walls in front of him.

After a while, they came to the front, this house covers a vast area, and there are eight nursing homes sitting in front of the door, all of them with big shoulders and round waists, and they look very powerful. The plaque on the door is scalded with five gilded characters "Yangchuan County Marquis Mansion".

The arrival of a group of people alarmed the gate guard, and after a while, an old man with white hair and a brocade robe greeted him, and Xue Ran, who was standing at the door at a glance, was full of tears, and shouted with a choked voice: "Young master, you can come back, the old man is looking forward to your hard work." ”

Xue Ran saw the old man who greeted him, even if he was not confused when he was close and had experienced countless winds and waves, his eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he said softly: "Uncle Sun, I'm back." ”

Uncle Sun held Xue Ran's hands tightly, and muttered with a cry and smile on his face: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." He looked behind Xue Ran again, and saw the young woman Ling'er leading the child out of the carriage and walking this way, and hurriedly raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and said happily: "This must be the young lady and the little young master." It's really a jade-like character, and the lord must be very happy to see it. ”

The young woman walked forward and saluted: "This must be Uncle Sun, the concubine often hears her husband mention you old, saying that you have watched him grow up and are very good to him." She pulled the boy again and said in a low voice, "I haven't come forward to see Grandpa Sun yet." ”

The boy was a little scared, and was hiding behind the young woman at this time, and only after listening to the young woman's words did he move out, arched his hand to Uncle Sun, and said like a little adult: "Grandpa Sun, be polite, my name is Xue Cheng, and I am seven years old this year." ”

Uncle Sun was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare, the old slave is just a subordinate, and he doesn't deserve a big gift from the little young master." ”

Xue Ran said on the side: "Deservedly, my father and I have never regarded Uncle Sun as a human being, you are just like my elders and relatives, and you deserve to be courtesy from children." ”

Hearing this, Uncle Sun looked relieved, and immediately patted his head again, and changed the topic: "I'm so happy to see me, the master is still waiting for the young master in the study, and the old slave will lead the young lady and the young master down to rest first." Young master, you better go and see the master first. ”

A complicated look flashed on Xue Ran's face, and he looked back at the young woman and nodded, signaling her to settle down with the old housekeeper first, and he himself walked towards the study in his memory.

In the study, Xue Yuan and Xue Ran, father and son, sat opposite each other, looking at each other, and Xue Yuan sighed for a long time: "That's it, just come back." ”

Xue Ran's eyes turned red, and he choked up: "Father, I ......"

Xue Yuan stretched out his hand to interrupt his next words, and said in a deep voice: "The past is gone, no matter what you have done outside all these years, since you are back, it is the eldest young master of my Xue family, the little marquis of Yangchuan County, in the future, I will be at home to take care of the family business, don't be so impetuous as before." ”

"Hmm. Xue Ran opened his mouth and really didn't know what to say, so he nodded in response. At this sound, the estrangement between the two fathers and sons for many years instantly disappeared invisibly.

In the evening, the two fathers and sons came to the flower hall one after the other, and Xue Yuan saw his daughter-in-law and grandson, and he was relieved for a while. The next person put on the banquet, and the family of four was happy.

Because of physical reasons, Xue Yuan has been quitting drinking for a long time, and this time he also picked up the cup, which shows that he is in a very comfortable mood.

The family was pushing their own cups to change lamps when they suddenly heard a scream from the front yard. Xue Yuan's heart froze, and he frowned, Xue Ran had seen countless battles in the rivers and lakes for a long time, although he was not shocked, he shouted at the front hall: "Who is it?"

When he was young, a mocking voice in the front yard responded: "The reunion of the Hou family of Yangchuan County is gratifying, and our brothers are also happy to hear it, and they came to ask for a glass of water and wine to drink. ”

This sentence was unusually calm to the other party, but it made Xue Ran's heart rise a cold breath for no reason.

As soon as the words fell, two figures rushed into the flower hall, and as soon as one of them raised his hand, two bloody things fell lightly on the round table in the hall, and they were actually two heads.

"Uncle Sun!" Xue Ran's eyes were split, one of these two heads was actually Uncle Sun who was still preparing food for them just now.

Compared with Xue Ran's anger, Xue Yuan was extremely calm, he recognized that the other head was actually Ye Zhao, the guard commander of the mansion, this person's cloak and knife skills were perfected, but he died here silently, the martial arts of the person who came must be extraordinary, this time the Xue family is annoyed.

In the face of this bloody scene, although the young woman Ling'er was a woman, she was not flustered, but just reached out to cover the eyes of the boy next to her, and pulled him to slowly retreat to the inside of the flower hall.

Xue Ran was not a hairy boy with strong blood and strength, and soon realized the seriousness of the situation, he suppressed his anger and said coldly: "I don't know what kind of grudge the two honorable names have against me Xue Ran?"

He looked at each other carefully, and the two of them were both dressed in black suits, one tall and one short, but their faces were unfamiliar, and he really didn't remember that he still had these two enemies.

The short lean man said mockingly: "You and I have no grievances in the long days and no hatred in the near future, but I have to come because I have to come." ”

"Order?" Xue Ran was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "You are from the imperial court." ”

The lean man smiled weirdly: "He is worthy of being the chief scoop of the southeast green forest, managing the salt and iron trade on the underworld in Nanfu Haisanzhou, this person is well-behaved." ”

"Hmph," a cold snort attracted everyone's attention, only to see Xue Yuan's face gloomy, staring coldly at the visitor: "I don't know what you are talking about, the people of the official mansion dare to come to my Yangchuan County Marquis Mansion to make trouble, aren't you afraid that this Marquis will play Your Majesty and treat you for a big crime of disrespecting your honor?"

When the lean man heard this, he looked at the white-faced man next to him, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Haha......"

Xue Yuan's face turned dark, and he said angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

The lean man smiled and said, "The old marquis hasn't been out for a long time, don't you know that the current Xungui is not even a fart in the court?"

"You," Xue Yuan was furious, but he didn't know what to say for a while, since His Majesty ascended the throne, he had indeed frequently suppressed Xungui, and he was also disheartened and left the capital to retire in his hometown in Fuzhou.

Xue Ran's face turned pale, but he still patiently continued to probe: "The two of you insulted my Xue family so much, I don't know which yamen to run an errand in, dare to draw a line." "Said that it has become a black word on the rivers and lakes, and since the other party has already identified it, it is useless to cover it up.

The thin man smiled and said coldly: "I guess you have guessed it, so why ask again? This official is the secret division of the Golden Scale Guard. ”

The white-faced man next to him didn't seem to like to talk very much, so he just spit out two words: "Zhang Zhong." ”

These two people turned out to be Chen An's new subordinates, Golden Scale Guard, Sikong Cheng and Zhang Zhong. This Haizhou mission was originally confidential, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, it was divided into several ways to enter Haizhou after everyone discussed. At the same time, they each took on the task on the road, and while performing the task, they hurried away.

Xue Yuan's father and son were all cold in their hearts, the imperial court sent a dark division, the current situation should be no longer resolved, and it was the Golden Scale Guard who came, so he really didn't give him a chance to live.

Xue Ran has been messing around on the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he is also a person who makes a decision immediately, with his right hand raised, the cold light in his sleeve is swallowed, and he directly attacks Sikong Cheng's face, and at the same time shouts in his mouth: "Ling'er." The husband and wife were of the same heart, and the young woman Ling'er ran towards the corner door of the flower hall with the boy in her arms.

Over there, although Xue Yuan was over the age of six, he didn't put down his kung fu, stretched out his legs and kicked out, lifted the round wooden table from the old high, and flew straight towards Zhang Zhong and the others. Fighting tiger brothers, father and son soldiers went into battle, and the father and son shot at the same time.

Sikong Cheng's face was solemn, and he turned around and came behind Zhang Zhong, becoming a situation where Zhang Zhong faced Xue Ran. Obviously, this is not the first time that the two have cooperated, and they have a tacit understanding with each other.

Facing Xue Ran's sudden blooming sword light, Zhang Zhong did not panic at all, his hands were held and released, and his ten fingers spread out and penetrated directly into the most prosperous place of the sword light, and he actually performed the kung fu of entering the white blade empty-handed.

Sikong Cheng smashed the round wooden table directly behind Zhang Zhong, this table was made of mahogany, coupled with Xue Yuan's strength, I was afraid that there was a thousand catties of strength, but Sikong Cheng looked at him, stretched out his hand to put it on the corner of the round table, and unloaded it to the side effortlessly.

Xue Yuanben didn't expect a table to hit the other party hard, so he hid behind the table with his body and waited until the other party avoided the wooden table before he dodged out, and a pair of fleshy palms pressed towards Sikong Cheng with a fierce palm force.