Gai County, Du Township, Qingshui Pavilion.

After the beginning of the year, the eastern part of Yanzhou and the central and northern parts of Xuzhou are all sunny days.

Winter is coming to an end, February has arrived, and the Qingshui Pavilion is also warm and sunny.

On the treetops, willow branches give birth to new teeth, and wild vegetables at the bottom of the slope are also competing to bloom and bud, that is, the ordinary courtyard of the Liu family is generally lively.

Liu Qi led the villagers to return home, and after Xu An asked people to come back to deliver the letter the day before yesterday, the villagers and neighbors heard the news, and they all gathered up here.

Each of them searched for mountain goods and prepared a feast to celebrate. For example, Xu An's father, Lao Xu, is the eldest son, and there are also Xiangting hunters, who go to the mountains to hunt, planning to get more meat.

Looking at today's Liu family's courtyard, it has already lost its dilapidated state more than half a year ago.

A few days ago, Liu Qi asked someone to send back money, and I heard that Liu Qi sacrificed his life to save the lives of most of the people in Du Township, and even led everyone to win military merits...... One thing after another, people are all amazed and grateful.

With the people of Qingshui Pavilion as the mainstay, they not only took care of Liu Youniang and Liu Ji's life, but also renovated the courtyard.

It can be said that the past winter was the warmest winter for the Liu family brothers and sisters in the past few years.

"Second brother and second brother, why hasn't the eldest brother returned yet? Second Brother Xu's letter, didn't he say today? ”

In the early morning, the chill had not dissipated, and Liu Youniang's little face was red from the cold.

Like yesterday, she got up early, helped her second brother Liu Ji, obediently entertained the villagers who came to help, and kept looking up at the avenue ahead.

Liu Ji has grown a lot taller in the past six months.

After leaving home as his brother, he learned to act independently and matured.

Thinking that his brother was about to return, the whole family suddenly seemed to have more backbones, and he didn't talk as much as his little sister Liu Youniang, but in his heart, he was also overjoyed.

Especially the eldest brother's actions back and forth in Jizhou, the villagers never abandon him, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom, and have long become a big husband in the eyes of him and the young people in the township!

He turned his head and looked at Liu Youniang's gaze, he just glanced at it casually, thinking that the county was far away, and he didn't expect the eldest brother to return early in the morning.

However, at this glance, his gaze instantly froze, and a smile appeared on his often stiff face: "Little sister, you have a good sight, and let's see, is that the elder brother's brigade of villagers?" ”

Liu Youniang's beautiful eyes, slightly on one side, immediately cheered: "There are many people, many people, when the eldest brother returns!"

How could the elder brother of the Chen family go to visit the letter and come back in the future to say! ”

When the villagers heard this, they were also overjoyed.

"The little lady of the Liu family has good eyes, it must be the Liu family's Dalang, the walking posture at the front, isn't it the kid of the Xu family?

Lao Xu, look at your second child is back! ”

"Hello back! It's good to come back alive! I'm waiting for my family to come back, but it's all the credit of Pavilion Chief Liu, I don't dare to forget it! ”

As soon as I heard that Liu Qi led the crowd back, the people of Qingshui Pavilion dragged their families to the roadside to greet them.

Liu Youniang even pulled the arm of her second brother Liu Ji and walked to the front of the crowd.

Roadside.

Liu Qi was riding on a horse, and he was talking to the young man Chen in the pavilion, mostly talking about what had happened in Qingshui Pavilion in the past six months.

After Liu Qi led the crowd to the front, he took over the affairs of Liu Qi to supervise the security of Qingshui Pavilion.

It can be said that because the location of Du Township is unremarkable, coupled with the county order Wang Peng, and then the defense of the pavilions from all over the country, the entire Gai County is not affected by the Yellow Turban Army, if he leaves, it is not big.

The only change is that under the war in the north, the number of merchants from Langya County and Donghai County to Gai County is much less than usual.

In addition, it is within the county, known as the prestige, and the gift of the sword to raise Liu Qi as the head of the Qingshui Pavilion Ma Fu, since last winter December, the health has not been very good. His son Ma Ji has resigned and returned home to serve.

The last time Ma Fu resigned, there were also physical reasons.

Knowing this information, Liu Qi planned to return home, and after putting down the salute, he went to see him.

Suddenly, he sensed something, looked up, and saw a group of villagers coming, the leader, the two familiar figures, are not the second brother Liu Ji and the younger sister Liu Youniang.

At the first glance of returning to the Xiangting, you can see the two relatives who are connected by blood in this life, and the mood is not something that words can express.

He dismounted and walked briskly forward.

Directly ahead, Liu Youniang saw the eldest brother, looking at it taller and fatter than when she left, she was happy in her heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Big brother, the young lady misses you!" You're back! ”

Liu Qi looked at the little sister, who was close to ten years old during the New Year, and said, "Big brother also misses you and Aji, I haven't seen you for half a year, both of you have changed your appearance, and you can't recognize you as a brother!" ”

Liu Ji also approached quickly, and said with a salute: "Brother Ji Xi has returned safely!" ”

A group of villagers followed, all of whom were called.

Liu Qi had a smile on his face and bowed one by one.

When he returned to the house, he asked his younger siblings to help with the ceremony, and he was accompanied by Huang San and others, and went to Ma's house to visit Ma Fu first.

Originally, when he was in the county, the gift prepared for Ma Fu, the great benefactor, was not as shabby as Yu Wang Peng.

It was Liu Qi who specially asked Fang Zhentuo to have a relationship, and a few three-hundred-year-old Goguryeo ginseng purchased from Shangjia had a nourishing effect, and in addition, there were also splendid things.

With the money he got back this time, in addition to distributing it to the villagers and the families of the villagers who died in battle, Liu Qi also left some of it. There is also a small department, he plans to hand it over to Fang Zhen for safekeeping, and he also asks Fang Zhen's Fang clan to do things for him in the future.

Liu Qi didn't know that after he left, Xu Zhi couldn't help but in the curious eyes of his old father, and told him that Liu Qi had been recognized as the county magistrate, and then other fellow villagers added that for a while, the people of Qingshui Pavilion who gathered here were all admired.

The biggest official from Qingshui Pavilion is also Liu Qi's grandfather, and now, in the eyes of many people, the ancestral tomb of the Liu family is smoking again!

"Amazing! Amazing! I'm waiting for Shimizu Pavilion, it's going to be a big shot! ”

When he came to the Ma family compound, he had just arrived.

Soon after Liu Qi handed over the famous thorn, Ma Fu's son, Ma Ji, who had returned from Yangdu, greeted him personally.

If it was a few months ago, Liu Qi would have been the pavilion chief raised by his father, and he would not have needed such a big gift from Ma Ji.

However, with Wang Peng's letter, Ma Fu and his son, they knew one step earlier that Liu Qi had issued a document for the central government and appointed him as the magistrate of Changxi County with his military exploits and other achievements.

In addition, Liu Qi did it for the villagers, and after it was spread, it was very famous in Gai County, especially the men in the market, and then it was passed on to every household.

Liu Qi's return this time can be regarded as an honorary return!

As soon as he looked at Liu Qi, Ma Ji felt that Liu Qi's temperament had changed greatly.

During Liu Qi's ceremony, he replied: "I had a relationship with Liu Jun, but I didn't want to see each other today.

And you don't need these false gifts, please come in.

Ah Weng only found out that Liu Jun was coming, and his spirits were much more uplifted! ”