Meng Xiuyuan and Qiao Feng are like this, you chase me and compete with each other, naturally they are extremely fast.

Just at noon, the two of them had already arrived at the foot of Shaomuro Mountain.

On a hill, the two stood still, resting and sweating.

Looking up and seeing the smoke and birds rising in the familiar village, Meng Xiuyuan and Qiao Feng were very emotional, but they were silent.

"Brother Qiao, when was the last time you came back?" Meng Xiuyuan suddenly broke the silence and asked Qiao Feng.

"Well, it should be last year's Double Ninth Festival, I happened to go back to Luoyang to run errands, so I came back to see my father and mother on the way.

Now that I think about it, it's been a long time. ”

Qiao Feng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a little shame.

Since he joined the beggar gang, he has always been busy all over the world. Even if the helmsman of this beggar gang was in Luoyang, half a day away from home, he didn't come back often to see.

Meng Xiuyuan shook his head and said to Qiao Feng:

"Then you are much better than me, and when I leave, I have not heard from me for seven years."

When Qiao Feng heard this, he didn't know what Meng Xiuyuan meant, and looked up to see Meng Xiuyuan's expression. But he saw that he had left his place and was walking in the direction of the village.

"Let's hurry up, I saw that the smoke was already rising from the uncle and aunt's house, and they should be cooking."

Meng Xiuyuan's voice came from the front.

Hearing this, Qiao Feng subconsciously gathered his breath and tried to look into the depths of the village. Sure enough, I saw white smoke coming out of the top of my house.

It's just that it's far away, and he can't see it hazy and uncertain.

Seeing this, Qiao Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Meng brother is really amazing everywhere, and even this eye skill is unusual.

However, seeing that Meng Xiu was far away, he didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly chased after him.

……

"Dad, mother, we're back!"

Before entering the door, Qiao Feng beckoned home through the courtyard wall.

"Feng'er, it's Feng'er. How did you get back?! ”

Two familiar and cordial greetings rang out in the courtyard, and the voices were full of surprise.

Meng Xiuyuan and Qiao Feng walked very fast, and when they walked into the courtyard gate, they saw Aunt Qiao squatting on the ground washing vegetables, while Qiao Sanhuai was bending down to chop wood, and they hadn't had time to put down the work in their hands.

The second elder heard the sound of the courtyard door, looked up, and saw that behind Qiao Feng, there was actually a Meng Xiuyuan, and his body trembled in an instant, and he immediately threw down the things in his hand and ran over.

"Brother Meng?! You...... You're back too?

Where have you been all these years, there is no news at all......"

Aunt Qiao tugged on Meng Xiuyuan's sleeve vigorously, as if she was afraid that he would lose it again, she held it tightly in her arms, and tears had already fallen in just two words.

Seeing that his wife was so excited, Qiao Sanhuai hurriedly stopped her and said:

"Old woman, what are you doing, isn't it a good thing for Brother Meng to come back, don't cry.

I said it a long time ago, Brother Meng looks like a clever and blessed person, how could something happen.

That is, your woman has no knowledge, and she ponders all day long. ”

Although this Uncle Qiao was trying to persuade Aunt Qiao, he also had a sour nose as he spoke, and he couldn't help but redden, and hurriedly turned his head sideways to prevent Qiao Feng and Meng Xiuyuan from seeing it.

"Uncle, auntie, I'm back."

Meng Xiuyuan looked at the much older faces of Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, and couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, secretly scolding himself for being ruthless and lacking a lot of consideration.

If he had written a few letters before going to the Western Regions and sent them back every year, how could this old couple be so worried about him for seven years.

He was standing on the hill just now, and the reason why he asked Qiao Feng those words was actually because he was touching the scene, and he slightly guessed the situation at this time, and he was a little homesick.

Now that I have seen this scene, I only feel guilty and indescribable.

"Dad, mother, let's go to the house first."

Qiao Feng was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then stepped forward to help Qiao Sanhuai and his wife and whispered.

To be honest, the scene in front of him was really a bit of a surprise for him, who was a son.

Because he joined the beggar gang at the age of sixteen and rarely went home, Qiao Feng only knew that this Meng Xiuyuan had helped take care of the family for a few years, but he didn't know that his parents actually had such a deep relationship with this Meng brother.

Looking back now, it's no wonder that every time he went home over the years, his father and mother would ask him to find a way to inquire about Meng Xiuyuan's news on the rivers and lakes, saying that he wanted to have a letter whether he was dead or alive.

Although Qiao Feng ordered the beggar disciples every time, he didn't regard this as a big deal, just because the second elder was kind-hearted.

Seeing his father and mother crying silently at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.

"Yes, yes, in the house.

Brother Meng and Feng'er came back from afar, let them rest first. ”

Qiao Sanhuai hurriedly wiped away his tears, nodded and said loudly.

……

In this not spacious farmhouse, Meng Xiuyuan took out the gifts he had bought in advance from his baggage one by one, but Qiao Sanhuai and his wife only glanced at it slightly, and then focused their eyes back on him.

"Brother Meng is getting more and more handsome, but it's a pity that he has lost some weight, and he is not as strong as he was when he was ......"

"Alas, Brother Meng has always eaten a lot, and when he goes out and sleeps in the open air, he often can't eat enough."

The old couple looked Meng Xiuyuan up and down for a long time, glanced at each other, looked a little worried in their eyes, and asked Meng Xiuyuan tentatively.

Meng Xiuyuan was happy when he heard this, thinking about the spirit fish spirit fruit he had eaten in the green valley over the years, and couldn't help but explain:

"Uncle and aunt, I've had a good life in the past few years, and I've never been hungry.

The delicacies I ate, don't say that you are the second elder, even Brother Qiao, who is the helper, has no chance to eat them.

If it weren't for the inconvenience of carrying, there were actually a lot of good things that I would like to bring back for you to try. ”

When Qiao Sanhuai and his wife heard this, they heard Meng Xiuyuan blow so hard, but they didn't believe it anymore, shook their heads and glanced at each other again, and then stood up together with a tacit understanding:

"Brother Meng, Feng'er, you have a good rest, the two of us will go to the field to pluck a few vegetables, and then go to the village entrance to get two pots of wine and come back.

You don't have to worry about the rice burning in the pot, just wait for the firewood to go out. ”

Qiao Sanhuai and his wife knew that Meng Xiuyuan and Qiao Feng didn't know how to cook, so they patiently asked.

When Meng Xiuyuan and the others heard this, they didn't want the old couple to run errands, so they both said that they would just go. But Qiao Sanhuai and his wife had a very tough attitude, so they had to go by themselves, so that Meng Xiuyuan and Qiao Feng could rest in the house.

Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan and the others both saw that this was Qiao Sanhuai and his wife had something in their hearts, and they didn't want to say it, so they didn't want to ask, so they had to nod and watch the second elder go out.

After a long time, Aunt Qiao came back with a few vegetables first, and greeted as soon as she entered the courtyard gate:

"Feng'er, you come out, help me go to the well to get some water, and the vegetables I picked should be washed."

When Qiao Feng heard this, he immediately got up and left the house, Meng Xiuyuan also wanted to go out to help, but he was persuaded by Aunt Qiao to come back, so he had to sit at the table and be stunned alone.

No, a moment later, there was a whispering conversation outside the courtyard.

"Feng'er, when you come back this time, do you want to stay overnight and leave?" Aunt Qiao lowered her voice and asked Qiao Feng in a low voice.

"Yes, mother, what's wrong?" Although Qiao Feng was a little strange when he saw this, he also subconsciously learned from Aunt Qiao, and also lowered his voice.

"Well, my father and I have just discussed some things, and since you are in a hurry to leave, I will tell you about it now......"

Between the words, Aunt Qiao seemed to hesitate, but after a while, she continued to ask:

"Feng'er, did Brother Meng tell you on the way back, has he had a hard time outside all these years?

It's because you can't live on the rivers and lakes, that's why you came back, right? ”

Qiao Feng was stunned when he heard this, and only after a moment did he whisper:

"No, mother, why do you think so?"

Aunt Qiao's voice was low, and she said to Qiao Feng:

"Although your father and I haven't seen each other, we are also from here, so we can naturally see it.

Brother Meng has been outside all these years, and he must have not made a name for himself and was desperate.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have been looking for so many years and didn't find him. ”

When Qiao Feng heard this, he hurriedly explained to Aunt Qiao:

"Mother, you misunderstood. Although Brother Meng does not have much reputation in the rivers and lakes, his ability is not small.

I'm afraid his martial arts are still above me.

And didn't you see that he brought you so many gifts? ”

Aunt Qiao didn't believe it at all when she heard this, and said to Qiao Feng:

"Feng'er, how can you help Brother Meng deceive his mother.

How could he have only practiced martial arts for a few years, and he was better than you.

And most of those things, you bought them for a long time. ”

Qiao Feng was about to explain when he heard this, but he heard Aunt Qiao say very firmly:

"We can all see clearly where there will be fakes.

The green robe that Brother Meng was wearing, as well as the pair of leather boots on his feet, were all bought for him back then.

After so many years, it has not been changed.

Tell me, if Brother Meng is living a good life, how can he not even have the skills to get the second set. ”

Between the words, Aunt Qiao's voice became more and more lamental, and then said:

"And the sword in Brother Meng's hand, it was also when your father and I were blinded by that Liu blacksmith in the town and spent unjust money to beat him.

It was only in the past two years that we learned that Blacksmith Liu was bragging about what kind of long sword weapons he would fight.

There was a passing martial arts person who bought a long knife from him, and it didn't take two days to break, and he came back to settle accounts with him.

The blacksmith Liu's shop was smashed, and the person was beaten so that he couldn't get out of bed for half a year, and because of this, he didn't dare to report to the official because of his deception.

Tell me, if Brother Meng really has the ability, how could he still hold such a broken sword after seven years. ”

Qiao Feng was dumbfounded for a while when he heard his mother say this.

He never thought that Meng Xiuyuan would act so differently.

Seeing that her son didn't speak, Aunt Qiao became more and more sure of what she was thinking, took a breath, and after a moment of deliberation, she said to Qiao Feng:

"Feng'er, there are some things that your father is in charge of, and it is not good to talk to you, so you can only tell your mother.

I hope you listened, don't blame your mother. ”

"Mother, how can I blame you?" Qiao Feng hurriedly replied.

"Well, that's fine." Aunt Qiao's voice hesitated, and it seemed that she was a little difficult to speak, but she finally made up her mind and said:

"I discussed with your father, since this little brother Meng came back alive, we can't ignore him.

We are old, and we don't have much ability, and we have saved some money over the years, and most of them are the belongings you brought back to honor us.

Originally, these should have been reserved for you to marry a wife and have children.

But now, even if we can't live with you, we want to share some of it and give Brother Meng a family to live ......"

When Qiao Feng heard Aunt Qiao's words, he knew that she had misunderstood deeply, but seeing her so determined and serious appearance, he couldn't explain it for a while, so he had to say with a smile:

"Mother, what are you talking about, those things outside the body, when did I Qiao Feng care about ......?"

When Aunt Qiao heard this, she interrupted before her son finished speaking:

"Feng'er, you listen to your mother.

Mother knows, you have the ability, you don't care about this.

Even the masters in the Shaolin Temple often praise you as a great hero and a hero.

But it's true that my father and mother can't stand you, so I still have to make it clear.

The things in this house, whether they are more or less, good or bad, should be left to you.

But Brother Meng, he has no father or mother since he was a child, and he is not as lucky as you to be able to learn good martial arts from the monks of Shaolin Temple.

If we don't care about him anymore, there will be no one to care about him that day.

So you should take care of him a little more, and if you have the opportunity in the future, try to help him as much as possible......"

……

Meng Xiuyuan, who was sitting in the room, heard the words of Qiao Feng and Aunt Qiao.

At first, when he listened to Aunt Qiao talk about his clothes, leather boots and long sword, he felt a little funny, and secretly said that he deliberately kept this outfit as a souvenir, but it made the old couple misunderstand.

But at the end, the smile on his face gradually subsided, and he took a deep breath.

The simple and sincere concern of Qiao Sanhuai and his wife exceeded expectations.

Compared with his ignorance and unthinking about his wife over the years, Meng Xiuyuan became more and more guilty.

Thinking about it carefully, Xu was reincarnated by him, and naturally with the mentality of Meng Shaoxia, the "Zixiao Divine Sword", he only focused on the secret books of divine skills and the top masters in this Tianlong world.

In the ordinary time of living in this small village, he only regarded him as a hidden dragon in the abyss.

Therefore, although they are also grateful to this kind Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, they are far less profound than when they faced their master Zhang Sanfeng in their previous life.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but sit in place, with mixed feelings in his chest.

……

At noon, wine and food were already on the table at the home of Qiao Sanhuai and his wife.

Everyone served the table one after another, pushing the cups and changing the lamps, their faces were full of joy, but Meng Xiuyuan's expression was always a little deep, as if he had something on his mind.

Seeing this, Qiao Sanhuai and his wife originally wanted to ask, but they were afraid of poking Meng Xiuyuan's sore spot, so they had to persuade him to eat more vegetables and drink more wine.

Meng Xiuyuan ate three pancakes, two plates of vegetables, and drank a big bowl of rice wine before he suddenly raised his head and said to Qiao Sanhuai and his wife:

"Uncle, aunt, it's me who has been wrong all these years, and I completely forgot to send the news back, which makes you two old people worried."

When Qiao Sanhuai and his wife heard this, they hurriedly shook their heads, and they all said that it was better than anything else to see Meng Xiuyuan return safely.

Meng Xiuyuan shook his head, waved his hand, and said again with a serious face:

"I have been out all these years, and my martial arts have been accomplished, and when I come back today, I must repay your second elder for his kindness to me.

You just think that I am the same as Brother Qiao, and I am sent at will, so don't see outside. ”

As he spoke, Meng Xiuyuan stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and a small burden on the cabinet three feet away immediately flew towards him.

Untie the burden and pour it out, and the uproar is full of snow-bright silver.

"Uncle, auntie. I had some things to do, but now it seems that none of them matter.

Tomorrow morning, I will take you away.

Let's go to Jiangnan, find a place with pleasant scenery and quiet environment, and live well.

I must let you two elders enjoy a long life and live a long life. ”