When Du Jie heard this, he stood in place as if he had been struck by lightning, and he shouted blankly: "Grandpa, Jie'er came back to see you, you just let Jie'er go in and take a look." ”

"What did I say when I was separated in the woods, I ordered you to go with Mr. Zhou to learn art, and if you can't do it, you are not allowed to return to your hometown, do you think that I won't listen to me if I am not a marshal now?" The voice continued with some sternness

"My grandson doesn't dare, I went to the imperial capital this time, with the emperor's mission, my grandson didn't run out alone, my senior brother and sister are still following." Du Jie hurriedly explained when he heard his grandfather's words

As soon as Chu Mu heard Du Jie say about himself, he also hurriedly pulled Ye Tingcheng next to him and bowed to the door and said, "Junior Chu Mu and junior sister Ye Tingcheng have come to see Marshal Du. ”

"Oh? It turned out to be Chu Mu Shaoxia and Miss Ye, don't call me any marshal, the old man has already resigned from his official position, and now he is just an old man in the township, how can you refuse to leave the door when the guests come to the door, Luan girl, take Chu Mu Shaoxia and Miss Ye to the living room, Qiu Yong, you accompany Du Jie to wait at the door. If you dare to let him in privately, then you don't even want to come in again. ”

"Luan'er obeys."

"This ...... Yes, sir! ”

Chu Mu came over and patted Du Jie's shoulder, then shook his head helplessly and walked in. Ye Chengcheng also walked past Du Jie, but before approaching the door, he turned around and said to Du Jie: "Old Seven, you wait, I'll see if Old Marshal Du can be accommodating." With that, he turned around and walked into the door.

Outside the gate, only Qiu Yong and Du Jie were left staring at each other.

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Leaving Ning Ze to take the boat north, Du Jie kept his head in the cabin and didn't speak, Chu Mu smiled and said, "Senior brother, are you still playing with a child's temper?" Your grandfather let you wander outside for your own good, don't be angry. ”

Du Jie pursed his mouth and didn't speak, Chu Mu had no choice but to continue: "I also got a little news from Old Marshal Du this time, the old marshal has visited Li Wenyuan three times, each time to borrow military salaries, and the amount of three times is very huge. The old marshal had nothing to do at that time, so he only gave Li Wenyuan a guarantee, which made Li Wenyuan almost give the old marshal half of his net worth. Brother, guess what? ”

Du Jie kept his head and didn't speak, but Ye Tingcheng next to him asked with some surprise, "What is it?" ”

"Marshal Du assured that if the northwest is stable, the trade with the Western Regions will only be left to their Li family, and it is rumored that Li Wenyuan is a stingy businessman. I think the world has underestimated this Li Wenyuan. Daring to give up half of his net worth to gamble on a future wealth and prosperity is not so much Marshal Du who came to borrow military salaries, but Li Wenyuan spent money to ask the army to help him open a trade route, which is really a deal that has never been done in the past. Chu Mu said with a sigh, and it could be seen that he praised Li Wenyuan's courage very much.

"War is war, we are not fighting for any business, senior brother still talks about some truth, did grandpa give any hints?" When Du Jie heard Chu Mu's analogy, he said a little unhappily

Chu Mu also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly changed the topic and said: "It is said that as soon as the war in the northwest is settled, this trade road should be passed, but this rebel army should have some ashes left unfinished, I am afraid that it will fall into the grass and become a robber bandit, according to Li Wenyuan's adopted son Mu Yanbin, Li Wenyuan disappeared during a road exploration, the northwest is a perennial war, the people are fierce, and Li Wenyuan cannot go out alone." It must have been the whole convoy going together. It's all missing, and I'm afraid that if it's a robber, this scale is not small. ”

Ye Tingcheng nodded: "No matter what, there are finally some clues, and we will meet with the second child and them in the northwest in a few days, and solve this matter as soon as possible, and we will go to Wanbao Mountain." ”

After Ye Chengcheng said this, several people were silent. Du Jie was bored for a long time, and when he saw that Chu Mu stopped talking, he opened his mouth several times to ask him if his grandfather had left him anything, but he stopped, Chu Mu and Ye Chengcheng glanced at each other, and they all pretended to rest beside him as if nothing happened. In the end, Du Jie couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, does my grandfather have anything to say for me?" ”

Chu Mu pretended to be very casual and said, "What are you talking about?" Marshal Du didn't seem to explain anything, oh, he asked us to urge you to learn martial arts and become a teacher as soon as possible. ”

"Oh" Du Jie heard Chu Mu answer like this, and sighed a little disheartened.

Chu Mu shook his head with a smile, took out a small wooden figure from his pocket and handed it to Du Jie: "Don't be upset, this is what your grandfather asked me to give to you, and his old man also instructed, don't be homesick if you have nothing to do." It's like how much you have been wronged outside. ”

Du Jie heard that he hurriedly took the little wooden man, looked at it blankly for a long time, and then took out a small wooden horse from his pocket, and he put the little wooden man on the wooden horse, which happened to be in the shape of a wrangler. The villain's facial features are not clear, and the carving is not very exquisite, but Du Jie is like a treasure.

"Senior brother?" Chu Mu saw that Du Jie was a little excited, and stretched out his hand to comfort him, Du Jie turned around and said, "Senior brother, do you know about the nomads who herd horses outside the Saiwai?" ”

"Naturally, I know, junior brother, why are you asking this?" Chu Mu asked a little strangely

"My grandfather often complained to me when I was very young, saying that he would not fight in the future, so he took me to the outside of the Saiwai to herd horses, and the two of them herded hundreds of horses for him, and ran happily on the grassland. I didn't expect to stop fighting, but I had to part with my grandfather, I knew what my grandfather meant, he asked me to learn as soon as possible to accompany him to herding horses, I ......" Du Jie said This is like a child who has lost his most precious thing, sobbing on the side.

Chu Mu wanted to say something, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't say anything.

The northwest is a very legendary place, where many dynasties have appeared and disappeared, and those dynasties were at their peak, and the people moved here from the Central Plains, bringing with them a large number of labor and craftsmen's skills, and for a while, it was known as the second national capital. But with the growth of the dynasty, it and the Central Plains war will inevitably begin, from a thousand years ago to the present, no one knows how many soldiers are buried here, maybe it is the anger of the heavens, hundreds of years ago there appeared here a vast desert blocked the road between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and now, on the edge of the desert, there is the largest city in the northwest - Yongzhou.

Yongzhou has a history of about 200 years, and it is the northwest barrier of the imperial court, constantly monitoring the whereabouts of enemies from the other side of the desert. And because of the long time in the state of fighting, the folk customs here are unusually fierce. Most people carry knives on the streets, so it's not uncommon for some people to carry swords or broadswords in the city.

And at this moment, in front of a tavern, a child was caught aside by a vicious-looking shopkeeper, and the child was trembling with fright. The shopkeeper pouted and said, "Little rabbit, do you still want to pay off after eating wine and food?" Give money quickly, don't give money and chop you up and feed the pigs! ”

The child cried as if he was really frightened. The shopkeeper was indifferent. Instead, the diner next to him threw his chopsticks and scolded: "Fuck, crying and crying disturbed the nature of Lao Tzu's eating." "People here are accustomed to seeing life and death on the battlefield, and they are naturally much more indifferent to people.

The shopkeeper saw that the guests all had some opinions, and hurriedly smiled and said: "Everyone's forgiveness, everyone's forgiveness, I'll take him to the backyard, you eat yours, it's not enough to order more." After saying that, he went to grab the child's shirt and wanted to carry him to the backyard to deal with it. And at this moment, a heroic young man walked in at the door of the store, and as soon as the young man entered the store, he shouted: "Slow! ”

The guests were happy, and it seemed that there was really a righteous move, which was a lot of fun to watch, and everyone looked back at the young man who came in. But it didn't matter, everyone stood up all of a sudden, and shouted in unison: "Mu Gongzi!" ”

The young man didn't bother with the others, he walked straight to the shopkeeper and put the kid down from the shopkeeper's hand, and the shopkeeper didn't dare to say anything at all, and he was still smiling beside him. The young man asked, "Brother Kong, are you okay?" ”

The child blushed and said: "Thank you Brother Mu for saving me, I went out greedily to eat something delicious, but I forgot to bring money with me, and the third senior brother and the fifth senior sister don't know where to go." ”

The young man nodded, then got up and asked the shopkeeper, "I have given you how much money he owes you." ”

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again: "Where is Mu Gongzi, blame me for having no eyes, I don't know that this little boy is your friend, I invited this wine and food, and I hope Mu Gongzi will not blame me." ”

The person known as Mu Gongzi lowered his head and heard whether the child was injured, nodded after receiving the answer, and then said: "For the sake of my little brother interceding for you, this time it's just like that, if there is a next time, you will get out of Yongzhou Mansion for me!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! The little ones don't dare, the little ones don't dare! Xie Xiaogongzi raised his noble hand, Xie Xiaogongzi! The shopkeeper kowtowed like garlic

This kid is naturally a last resort, and this heroic son is Li Wenyuan's adopted son - Mu Yanbin. The two of them didn't talk to the shopkeeper politely, and left the restaurant without paying attention to the checkout. At that time, the rest of the group of eaters were still whispering about the origin of this child.

When he returned to the Li Mansion, Mu Yanbin took his leave. Kong Miaozhi sent him away very gratefully and politely, looked around at the door, and then pushed the door in. Wu Qi and eldest grandson Wufang have indeed returned. Wu Qi stepped forward and just wanted to ask something, but Kong Miaozhi hurriedly covered her mouth, and then whispered to him: "The wall has ears." ”

Wu Qi and eldest grandson Wufang were stunned after hearing this, and then pretended to quarrel with Kong Miaozhi for a few words, nothing more than why did they sneak out and what did they do? I don't know if my brothers and sisters are worried? Kong Miaozhi clicked the window paper and looked outside, making sure that no one was eavesdropping before he breathed a sigh of relief.