At dusk, Zhang Meng and his entourage returned to the courtyard of the Shi family.

The mother and son of the Shi family came out to greet each other, Shi Lao Yuan and Luo Fu hugged their heads and cried, and Shi A was full of praise for Zhang Meng: "Zhang Jun, after you left, Mother kept kneeling and praying to the shrine god, and the ending was really good, you and Luo Fu returned safely." ”

Zhang Meng shook his head and said: "Things are tortuous, there is still half of the luck in this success, but fortunately, Luo Fu is safe and sound." ”

Shi A saw Cao Cao standing beside Zhang Meng at this time, "Zhang Jun, this is ......"

Cao Cao arched his hand to introduce himself: "Contemptible Cao Cao, the word Mengde." ”

Shi Ah replied: "In Xia Shi A." smiled, "I remember, Cao Jun, in the past, in the prince's house, you and I had a relationship." ”

Cao Cao frowned at first, and then smiled with relief: "Oh, it turned out to be a high-ranking disciple of the Tiger Ben Prince, and it has been a long time." As he spoke, he walked to the well in the yard, scooped a few sips of water from the gourd in the bucket, and exhaled happily, and then said, "The rain looks like it's going to get heavier again...... Chengying, the person has been delivered, let's go quickly, maybe we can go to the city in time for nightfall. ”

Mrs. Shi hurriedly said: "Zhang Langjun, the old lady is humble, you shouldn't be too talkative, it's just that you have just recovered from your injuries, and you have just been born and died, and you really need to recuperate, so don't brave the rain to hurry." It's better to stay here for a few more days, and it's not too late to recuperate. ”

Luo Shi was on his side, nodding again and again with the same seriousness.

Zhang Meng thought to himself: "Cao Cao is right, although the political turmoil in Luoyang has initially subsided, the undercurrent is surging, the aftermath is still there, and it has been delayed outside for too long, I am afraid that I will miss the opportunity, and I will go back as soon as I can." Thinking like this, he said to Mrs. Shi: "Thank you for your kindness." But I have a public office, I can't stay for long, forgive me! ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he stroked his palms and smiled: "Chengying, it's not easy to say such words from your mouth!" ”

Shi Lao Yuan hesitated for a moment, sighed, and suddenly looked at Shi A: "Ji'er, your 'living human technique' is useful now." ”

"Mother, what do you mean by that?" Shi Ah was slightly surprised, puzzled.

Shi Lao Yuan slowly walked in front of Zhang Meng and said earnestly: "Zhang Langjun, Lao Ji still has something to ask for. ”

Zhang Mengwen said: "The old lady is okay to say. ”

Shi Laoyuan said: "Zhang Langjun, now that the Jingshi is in turmoil inside and outside, and the world is restless, you have a great favor to my Shi family, let Ji'er follow you, first, to cut off thorns for you, clear the way forward, and secondly, to seek a future." ”

"Old lady, Ling Lang has just arrived at home, this is ......"

Zhang Meng was so surprised that he thought to himself: "Good guy, I haven't understood it myself, so you want me to take your son with you?" But after thinking about it, although his official position is nothing in Beijing, it is already a high branch for ordinary people. Shi Ah is negligent in his duties, and it is likely that he will not have the opportunity to be an official again in this life, and his appearance is undoubtedly a good opportunity for him to turn over.

"Mother, I'm ......"

"Ji'er, you are different from your eldest brother, you are not a poor and happy character. There is a round place in the home, and you can't be tolerated sooner or later, so it's better to follow Zhang Langjun and go outside to show your strengths. Shi Laoyuan spoke firmly, "You follow Zhang Langjun, don't let Langjun make any mistakes." Zhang Langjun has a great future, if you serve him well, you can also get ahead. ”

Cao Cao smiled: "The old lady has a good eye. Brother Shi is a figure who has seen the world in front of the door of the Tiger Ben Prince, and it is not a long-term solution to bow to the ridges from now on. "Zuo Biography" cloud: 'The son has the ambition of the Quartet', and the husband should be like this! And he said, "Chengying, why don't you become an adult?" ”

Zhang Mengxin said: "Wang Yue's name is very famous, although I have not seen it with my own eyes, but the blue is better than the blue, Shi A studied under Wang Yue, and his skills are not bad, I can have more such helpers around me, there are no disadvantages." Then he thought, "But Shi Ah just left his post and went to the wilderness, and then let him go back to Luoyang, I don't know if he can accept it in his heart......" Looking at Shi A, he really had a complicated expression.

"The eldest husband An can serve others! Mother, it's okay to ask the child to do things for Zhang Jun, no matter the sword mountain and the sea of fire, the child will not frown, but ...... But ......"

Seeing Shi A's hesitation, Shi Laoyuan changed color and scolded: "Rebel son, do you want to disobey your mother's order again?" ”

"Mother...... I ......"

When Shi Ah heard this, he immediately knelt on one knee. He pondered for a long time, and finally took a long breath, gritted his teeth and arched his hand to the top, and said loudly: "Zhang Jun, Shi Abucai, I hope to be able to follow you, and from now on I will hold the whip and follow the stirrup, and I will not give up!" Having said that, there was still a little unwillingness on his face.

"Are you really going to follow me?" Zhang Meng smiled bitterly, "Brother Shi, I'm too busy to take care of myself now......"

"Zhang Jun, my mother's order cannot be violated, please accept me!" Shi A tilted his head and sighed, "Otherwise, Shi A can only die to make his will!" ”

"You get up first...... Zhang Meng helplessly helped Shi A up and looked at Mrs. Shi, "Old lady, you have just reunited with Ling Lang, and I want you to experience the pain of separation, I really don't want to go." ”

Mrs. Shi said: "As long as Ji Er does not disgrace the lintel of my Shi family, Lao Ji will have joy and sorrow in her heart." Then he advised, "Ji'er, you follow Zhang Langjun, and Zhang Langjun will be your lord from now on." He is young, but he is kind and calm, he can make up his mind, listen to him, and do not talk back against him. ”

"Mother rest assured, child understands!"

Shi Ah kowtowed heavily and got up to brush the dirt.

Zhang Meng's heart is mixed, on the one hand, he knows very well that Mrs. Shi has ardent expectations for her son, and he is unwilling to let Mrs. Shi suffer another blow; On the other hand, whether in his previous life or in his current life, he has no experience in promoting others, and he is even more unwilling to watch Shi A follow him more and more miserable. However, it has come to this point, even if there are too many unknowns in the future, he can only face it.

"Shi Ah is a character, but I'm afraid it's not that easy to tame him." Cao Cao whispered to Zhang Meng, "His aunt said that she really wanted to find a support for her own children, you let Shi Ah to me, how about I deal with him?" ”

Zhang Meng replied simply: "Brother Meng De is too worried, Brother Shi and I are affectionate." ”

Cao Cao heard what Zhang Meng meant, smiled, and didn't say much.

Before leaving, Zhang Meng still couldn't let go of the safety of Shi Laoyuan and Luo Fu.

"The first evil of that pockmarked face has been killed by me, but if a few other scoundrels go and return, what can I do?"

Shi Lao Yuan responded: "Although this season is chaotic, the rule of law in the township is not chaotic, Tingwei arrests thieves, wanders to catch thieves, and the three elders are indoctrinated as usual, and Li Jun also came to comfort Lao Ji a few days ago." The scoundrels will not tolerate the scoundrels in the township. When Lao Ji and Luo Fu finished cleaning up the yard, they asked Li Jun to administer justice. Lang Jun goes, don't have any worries. ”

Zhang Meng said to Shi Adao: "It's not far from Luoyang, let's come back and take a look when the situation is confirmed." ”

Shi Ah nodded and said, "No." Then he went to Shi Laoyuan, knelt down and kowtowed a few times again: "The child can't stay at home to fulfill his filial piety, and his mother must take care of himself." When the trip was over, the child took the time to come back. ”

Shi Laoyuan nodded and said: "With Luo Fu with me, I am still healthy, I don't ask for anything, you just take care of yourself." ”

Shi Ah closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, and paused on the ground.

It was a lot darker, and the wind was blowing harder, bringing more torrential rain.

"Go back to shelter from the rain, go back!"

Zhang Meng persuaded Shi Lao Yuan to go back to the house for a while, and saw Luo Fu in a blink of an eye. The wind was blowing, and the branches of the locust tree above the wall above her head trembled, and countless dead branches and leaves fell, and she stood quietly under the courtyard wall, her dress swaying with it.

"Goodbye......"

Zhang Meng walked to the gate of the courtyard, an old man and a young man still standing in the courtyard looking at him, waving his hand, and couldn't help but feel melancholy. Yu Guang inadvertently glanced at Shi A, and saw that this iron-clad man was secretly wiping away tears.

The three of them turned out of the courtyard of the Shi family, and there was a big camphor tree not far away, with lush branches and leaves, and two horses stopped under the tree, bowing their heads to graze.

There are some red cloths wrapped around the branches of the big camphor tree, Shi A introduced: "This is the township community tree, every solar term, the villagers from all over the world will gather here to pray for the anointing rain, Wanggu is ripe and ......ripe" Halfway through the words, he found Shan Zhong leaning on the root of the tree, and suddenly changed color: "Why is this thief still alive?" Then he reached for the hilt of the sword.

Shan Zhong was taken aback by Shi A's murderous appearance, but his hands and feet were tied, and he couldn't move, and his mouth was slurred because of the cloth balls stuffed with it.

Zhang Meng stopped Shi A and said, "Brother Shi, don't be reckless. ”

Shi Ah was about to ask rhetorically, but remembering his current identity, he forced himself to be impulsive, and said in a muffled voice: "No." ”

Cao Cao said: "How do you say, send this thief to Lizheng first?" ”

Zhang Meng saw that Shan Zhong was shaking his head from side to side, his cheeks were agitating, and he seemed to have something to say, so he walked up and pulled out the cloth ball.

Shan Zhong gasped a few times and exhaled along the spittle: "Zhang Jun! Zhang! Don't give me to Lizheng, I, I...... This time I went back to Luoyang, I came in handy! ”