Just after Zhang Biao fell off the cliff, Guo Chong and Bai Bai Ze got the iron box, and reported the situation in Taoyuan Town to Guo Yubo in Jingzhou, and received a letter from Guo Yubo Feige asking the two to escort the iron box to Li Yuan in Yongzhou instead of Huai Tianxing. With the experience of Taoyuan Town, the vigilance of the two was greatly strengthened, and they did not dare to be careless along the way, and took the darts cautiously. The person who held the dart did not limit the specific delivery time, so for the sake of safety, the group of the Changhe Dart Bureau walked the main road, and slowed down and walked slowly.

The roads in Xiangxi are rugged, and the group darts during the day and rest at night. It took ten days to reach Yongzhou City. According to the address given by the businessman surnamed Li, Li Yuan is ten miles north of the city. When he arrived at Li Yuan, the sky was getting dark, and Guo Chong arranged for the dart master to go to the city to find a nearby inn and book a few rooms. He and Bai Ze entered Li Yuan to hand over the iron box. When I arrived at Li Garden, I knew from the outside that it was the garden of a large family. Blue bricks and red tiles, jade steps, especially against the backdrop of the setting sun, the peach blossom forest outside the Li Garden is extraordinarily beautiful.

Guo Chong knocked on the door, and it was a man in his fifties who seemed to be Li Yuan's housekeeper.

"May I ask if this is Li Yuan?"

"Exactly, what's the matter with your guests?" The butler asked.

"We are the dart masters of the Changhe Dart Bureau, and we were commissioned by Li Yuanwai to send an iron box here. I don't know if the main house is there? ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll report to the head of the house." The housekeeper returned to the courtyard and reported to Mrs. Li.

After a while, the housekeeper opened the door and welcomed Guo Chong and the others in. The garden is very large, and the layout in the garden is also very elegant, with pavilions and pavilions, ponds, small stone bridges, peach trees, and grass in the courtyard.

Entering the living room, the two saw a young woman about 30 years old, dressed in a pleated skirt of mist and green grass, wearing a light blue thin smoke veil of emerald water, with shoulders shaved into a waist and a skin like a condensed air. It's so glamorous!

"Guo Chong in the Lower Changhe Dart Bureau, I am here to exchange darts today."

"There is Lao Guo Shaoxia, the housekeeper, take out a hundred taels of silver from the account room and hand it to Guo Shaoxia."

"Madam, Dart Silver Li Yuanwai has already paid." Guo Chong hurriedly said.

"Guo Shaoxia has worked hard all the way, this is a little hard work, I hope Guo Shaoxia will not dislike it, and share it with all the masters." Mrs. Li said sincerely.

Guo Chong looked at Mrs. Li out of kindness, and couldn't bear to refuse, so he had to accept it. "Then thank you, madam, we are at the Chengbei Inn tonight, if you have any other instructions, you can send someone to inform you."

"Thank you, Guo Shaoxia." At first glance, Mrs. Li is a beautiful girl, her demeanor is generous, and she is not rude. Guo Chong has an indescribable affection for this Mrs. Li. "Guo Shaoxia, who is the white-clothed hero next to you?"

"This is my second brother, Bai Ze." Guo Chong hurriedly introduced.

"Bai Daxia, dignified and heroic, is really a rare hero in the rivers and lakes." Mrs. Li praised.

"Mrs. Li has won the award. My third brother Guo Chong is the real young hero, and he is also the future master of the famous Changhe Dart Game. ”

"The two young heroes are outstanding heroes, and if my family officials are here, I will definitely become close friends with the two." Mrs. Li said with a smile.

At this time, two children, a man and a woman, walked in from the door, the older boy was about eight years old, and the younger girl was about five years old. The two shouted happily: "Mother, mother, is Daddy back?" ”

Mrs. Li looked at the two children covered in mud, "Two little villains, look at the clothes that have soiled again." Although it sounds like a reprimand, it can't hide the love in his eyes.

"Tianshou, Tianfeng, come and meet Uncle Guo, Uncle Bai."

The two children ran over and saluted the two, "Meet Uncle Guo, meet Uncle Bai." ”

The two brothers looked at these two children very much, not only good-looking, but also educated and understanding etiquette. The children from large families are really different. Guo Chong took out two pieces of jade jue from his arms and gave them to the two children, which happened to be engraved with two pieces of high-grade jade, one dragon and one phoenix. "This is a small gift from your uncle, keep it as a souvenir."

Mrs. Li saw it, "Guo Shaoxia really has a heart, why don't you stay for dinner and leave." I'll entertain the two of you for your husband. ”

Guo Chong and Bai Ze glanced at each other, the man in the main family was not there, and it would be inconvenient to stay, so Guo Chong said: "Thank you, madam, the dart master of our dart bureau has already booked an inn, and there are other things that need to be arranged, so I won't bother anymore." ”

Mrs. Li also saw Guo Chong's intentions, so she couldn't be reluctant, so she asked the old housekeeper to say goodbye to the two. The old housekeeper took the two out of Li Garden and returned to Yongzhou City. Along the way, the two of them were introduced to the history of Yongzhou and the places to play, watching the old housekeeper talk well and well-informed, he should also be a person who has read books, presumably the owner of Li Yuan is by no means as simple as a businessman. After arriving at the inn, the housekeeper said goodbye to the two and returned to Li Garden. Bai Ze thought to himself that although this land in western Hunan is not as prosperous as Jingzhou, it is better than quiet, suitable for some literati and hermits.

The two returned to the inn, met with the dart masters, and agreed to return to Jingzhou early tomorrow morning. After dinner, some of the dart masters went out to buy local specialties on the street, some went to the night market, and the two brothers discussed the route back to Jingzhou tomorrow at the inn. Thinking of Brother Zhang Biao, the two of them were sad for a while, and asked the shopkeeper for a few jars of wine, planning to get drunk before resting......