"Zihuai, it's a pity!"

"Isn't it, I have been reading the books of the sages for decades, and I have died before I can get ahead......

"How did Zihuai die? Did the Ying clan say that? ”

"I know this, I just heard from the Ying clan that when I was wandering around, I arrived in Daliang City, suddenly developed a serious illness, and finally died!"

The courtyard was full of villagers, old people, middle-aged people, some men and teenagers, all among them, and women were whispering to each other.

Just when the villagers were constantly feeling sorry for Zihuai's death, many women complained.

At the beginning in the village, it is no exaggeration to say that every family once sent corn to Zihuai's family, in order to hope that Zihuai would not forget the friendship of neighbors and give alms after Zihuai became prosperous and wealthy in the future.

As a result, it's good now, don't say anything about glory and wealth, Zihuai is no longer alive, so that the grain was not given to Zihuai's family in vain?

Come to think of it.

The more many women talked, the more they regretted it in their hearts, especially those villagers who gave gifts to Zihuai's family on festivals, and they felt that their grain and millet had been stolen for so many years.

"Dad, mother!!"

When Yan's father came to the courtyard, when he saw Shou'er's grandfather kneeling on the mat with a weak face, Shou'er's grandmother was crying hoarsely, slapping the ground, Yan's father's eyes couldn't help but be a little red, looking at Ying's family, looking at the wrapping on the bamboo mat in the yard.

At this time, Yan's father couldn't believe that his brother was really dead!

"Dad, mother, mourning!"

Yan's father held back his grief, but fortunately, he was already middle-aged, had lived for half his life, and his father, who had worked hard for half his life, had already seen it.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, human nature, like the people who work and cultivate in the fields, do not know that the harvest is enough to eat, and they do not know that they can have clothes to survive the winter, let alone the eldest brother who wanders away from various countries and does not return home all year round in the troubled times.

"Yan Da Niang, I'm so miserable!! Woo woo woo~! It's a hard life! ”

Shui Shou's grandfather and grandmother listened to Yan's father's words, but they didn't react, and when Ying's saw Xiao's eyes, the red, swollen and even slightly dark eyes were excited, and he knelt forward, and immediately hugged Xiao's thighs, crying vigorously, and even before Xiao's came, Ying's didn't cry like this.

Looked at.

Xiao didn't think much about it, thinking that Ying's was sad, and hurriedly reached out to soothe Ying's back.

Don't look at the past, the Xiao family was very concerned about big and small things, and if they disagreed, they would argue with the Ying family, and even when the uncle was alive, the Ying family did not back down at all.

But in the final analysis, Xiao Shi is just a woman, she has seen so much, and the truth that the dead are the greatest is deeply rooted in Xiao Shi's heart.

No matter how much discord there was in the past, no matter how much dissatisfaction there was in the past, the Xiao family would not care about it anymore.

"Mourning!"

Xiao Shi looked at Ying's hand, sighed, and kept comforting Ying's, watching Ying's hug himself, but Ying's was really sad.

At this time, the Xiao family didn't notice at all that in the past, the Ying family was in the village, and they were secretly telling the villagers that Shui Yan, who had been away from home for many years, was afraid that he would no longer be alive.

Therefore, whenever the Ying family sees the Xiao family, they will call the Xiao family Shou He Niang, but now, the Ying family calls the Xiao family Yan He Niang.

"Life is hard~!! Woooooo ”

Yingshi cried and cried, suddenly gasped, felt very tired, his head was a little dizzy, and he couldn't cry.

Thinking that this time was too tiring, Ying's didn't think much about it, and Xiao's was also on the side, thinking that Ying's was too sad, so he hurriedly helped Ying's to get up and walked towards the resting place on the side.

Looking at Ying's appearance, whether it was grandfather, grandmother, or other women, and Zitai, none of them spoke, after all, Ying's found Zihuai's bones, and on the way back, he was really tired.

Only Cen Qing, looking at Ying's appearance, was not surprised at all.

Looking at the wrapping cloth in the mat in the courtyard, Cen Qing's heart was full of joy, and it was even more ridiculous, even Cen Qing didn't expect that the Ying family didn't even want to buy a coffin for Zilu's father, so he just took a piece of cloth and put the bones back.

Cen Qing knew better than anyone how much money the Ying family had, but the Ying family actually threatened her, telling her not to tell others, and when Bai Yan came back in the future, she would also tell Bai Yan that when she came back along the way, the money was stolen by those slaves.

Yingshi was sure that she didn't dare to tell Bai Yan the truth, and even more sure that even if she told Bai Yan, as Bai Yan's aunt, Bai Yan would not blame her.

Inside the yard.

Cen Qing sat on the ground on her knees, her eyes reddened, looking at Zilu's grandfather and grandmother, and her eyes slowly scanned the courtyard, bustling with countless onlookers.

This used to be her home, but it was the people in this family who sold her to human traffickers mercilessly.

Now that he is back, in this courtyard, Cen Qing only feels a coldness, a biting cold.

Cen Qing wanted revenge, so she didn't tell the other villagers the truth about her departure.

This also led to the Ying family's slander against her in the past, which made all the villagers believe it, and even her parents were reluctant to come to see her.

"Yan! Sit, sit!! ”

Under the wooden house, as Xiao helped Ying to come over to rest, to Xiao's surprise, Ying was actually tired, but he still didn't forget to let her rest together.

"I'm not tired, there are a lot of people in the family now, I'll go and help!"

Xiao Shi said softly, and after seeing that Ying was fine, he was ready to leave to get busy.

However, I finally had the opportunity to get along with Xiao, how could Ying's let Xiao's leave, immediately pretending to be dizzy and couldn't breathe, and let Xiao's stay anyway.

Waiting for the Xiao family to stay, the Ying family is often short at home, during the conversation, looking for opportunities in and out of the words, constantly explaining the quarrel of that day and the actions of that day, not to mention that the tone is full of guilt, that is, looking at the eyes of the Xiao family, they all reveal self-blame, it seems that it was all her fault at the beginning, and now she has woken up.

Getting along with the Ying family for more than 20 years, where has the Xiao family seen the Ying family who has always been not dealing with themselves, showing such a demeanor, hearing the words of the Ying family, the Xiao family is a little unaccustomed, at a loss, from time to time to look at other people around him, and feel that today's Ying family is a little abnormal.

If you say, at the beginning, Xiao thought that Ying's was overly sad, so it was like this.

Then next, with sunset, the second day......

For example, if the Xiao family wants to bring water to the villagers, the Ying family will help boil the water, and the Xiao family will cook dinner, and the Ying family will help make a fire and get firewood, and when the Xiao family sees that the villagers who are helping have eaten and want to clean up, the Ying family will follow the Xiao family step by step, chatting with the Xiao family, and helping to wash the dishes......

Ying's almost inseparable side of Xiao's side, as if he was afraid that Xiao's would be bored, for fear of Xiao's tiredness, if he didn't know the relationship between the two, all the villagers couldn't help but guess that the two had known each other since childhood, and their feelings were deep.

Finally.

Two days later, not to mention the strange eyes of other villagers, even Xiao himself, really couldn't stand the closeness of Ying, on the second day when Ying used fear as an excuse to ask Xiao to sleep in the same bed with her, Xiao saw that things were handled almost the same, and couldn't stand it anymore, so on the grounds that his daughter-in-law was not at ease at home alone, he left his father behind, and returned home with Shui Shou.

Ying's took Cen Qing and sent Xiao's and Shuishou all the way to the entrance of the village, seeing that Xiao's was leaving, Ying's eyes were reluctant.

"Yan Dam, I heard that the fields at home have not been cultivated yet, and when the things here are done, I will take Qing to help your family farm, there are more people, and it is always much faster, and it is not so tired!"

Ying's eyes were full of tiredness, and he looked at Xiao Shi with intimacy.

"Shou'er, take good care of your mother, don't let your mother be tired, otherwise your aunt won't be able to spare you! If there is something at home that is too busy and needs help, you must tell your aunt that they are all a family, and you don't need to be polite! ”

Ying looked at Shui Shou with a serious face and instructed.

"Yes, aunt!"

Shui Shou is honest and honest, and he has the same temperament as his father, but at this moment, looking at his aunt, Shui Shou's honest cheeks replied with a smile.

Don't talk about your mother at this moment, some can't resist your aunt's enthusiasm, even Shui Shou himself, he is a little afraid of his aunt, since he was a child, Shui Shou has never seen his aunt when he gave him such a good face.

Thinking back to the time when I helped in the past two days, my aunt cared about his leg injury every once in a while, and said that she had heard of an old doctor who was particularly powerful, and that she would personally help his nephew find it in the future, and after finding it, she would kneel down and beg the doctor to help treat his leg injury.

There is also the matter of his wife Yun Han, Yun Han has been married to Shui Shou for so many years, this is the first time that my aunt cares about Yun Han so much, and she is shushing Han and asking for warmth, and she is talking about how to take care of the children.

"Zilu and his mother, go back! All the way back, I haven't rested well in the past two days, my body has collapsed, hurry up and rest, don't worry about farming, I can get busy! If you are free, take care of the second elder! ”

Xiao looked at the appearance of his eldest son, and hurriedly urged the Ying family to go back, looking at the Ying family, who had only known that he wanted to eat, drink and money, and had never thought of helping, he uncharacteristically wanted to help cultivate the fields, Xiao Shi swallowed his saliva and quickly refused.

Looking at the Ying family, who is full of enthusiasm now, no matter how much she complained before, Xiao Shi didn't have the strength to get angry, and they all said that they would not reach out and not hit the smiling person, and Xiao would rather Ying Shi be like before, with a snarky and mean appearance, which is better than the enthusiasm at the moment, which makes her overwhelmed.

"This won't work! How can there be so many things in the house......"

Ying looked at Xiao Shi, quickly shook his head, and was about to say something, just at this time, several women went to laundry together, and when they heard Ying's words when they passed by, they immediately ridiculed Ying Shi a few words, saying that Ying didn't say before that killing would not help Xiao Shi's family in any way? also said that no matter what, he would let his grandfather drive his father out of the house and not let him go home during the New Year's holidays......

"What do you outsiders know, you used to be outspoken, in the final analysis, we are all a family, it is your turn to be pointed out by outsiders, you really think who you are, don't beg me in the future!"

Ying was poked in the underbelly, immediately raised his eyebrows, and looked at those women with an unkind face.

Since yesterday, Ying's heard a woman in the village, privately saying that the food that had been given to Zihuai's family to eat, all should be eaten by the murdered rats, if it wasn't for Xiao's beside him, Ying's couldn't help it yesterday, and wanted to argue with these people who used to try their best to tie up Zihuai, and remind these women well, but they still remember the groveling and flattering smile in the past.

Today, these women actually came to provoke her relationship with the Xiao family, which made the Ying family how could they bear it.

"Please? Puff~ Zihuai is no longer alive, what else do you need to ask for your family? Zilu? Don't think we don't know, Na Wu was once in Chu State, and I saw Zilu, but he was just a doorman, and I heard that he was still a son-in-law! This status~......"

Hearing Ying's words, several women all laughed, looking at Ying's angry and wanting to splash, and also knew that Ying's face was really noisy, so they glanced at each other and continued to walk in the direction of the river, no longer paying attention to Ying's.

"Alright, alright!"

Xiao Shi hurriedly stopped Ying's and persuaded Ying's not to be angry, his body was already weak, and he was angry.

"Okay, wait for the future, don't forget, today's face !!"

Ying looked at Xiao Shi, the face that was originally angry and stared, suddenly, the anger disappeared, his expression was full of pride, and he shouted bitterly to the women who had left, the voice was very loud, and the villagers who were busy in the fields in the distance all looked over.

"Alright, alright, discourage! In the future, Zilu will have a future, and those of them will definitely regret it! ”

Xiao Shi comforted.

Cen Qing stood beside Ying's side, looking at Bai Yan's mother, Cen Qing's cold face showed a little kindness in her eyes.

For Cen Qing, the happiest and most comfortable days in this life are the days after meeting Bai Yan in Yanmen, she will never forget that Bai Yan let her stay in the restaurant and asked the shopkeeper to take care of her.

Now listening to the words of the Xiao family to comfort the Ying family, Cen Qing knows that the confidence of the Ying family to say those words is not because of Zilu.

A moment later.

Watching the Xiao clan leave with Shui Shou, Cen Qing heard the Ying clan beside him cursing those women with a sneer, as if he was looking forward to waiting for Bai Yan to return to Shui Village and look at those women, but he could still laugh.

"Qing, you have to inquire more in the past two days, ask the people in the village who went to Linzi, have you heard the news of Bai Yan's return to Linzi!"

Ying's instructed Cen Qing, at this time, Ying's was also full of anxiety, if it weren't for the funeral held in these two days, Ying's couldn't wait to go back with Xiao's and live directly in Xiao's place.

"Hmm!"

Cen Qing bowed her head in response while supporting Ying's family.

Water Village.

Xiao and Shui Shou, who had just returned to Shui Village, entered the courtyard and saw Yun Han with a sleeping child, and Shu Er was also playing with soil not far away, but to the surprise of the mother and son, Yun Han's sister Wan was also there.

"If the eldest sister doesn't go, I'll talk to you in a few days!"

Wan looked at the eldest sister Yun Han, and said with some hatred that iron is not steel, at this time, seeing Shui Shou and the eldest sister's mother coming back, Wan could only leave first.

This time, I don't know that Shui Shou is not at home, if she knows that Shui Shou's grandfather's family is at a funeral, she will bring her lover and her friends over today, so that the eldest sister can take a good look, compared to Shui Shou, a cripple, how much better are the clothes worn by those people, any one is the clothes that Shui Shou can't afford to wear for the rest of his life.

The more I thought about it, the more it made sense, especially when I finally heard that my lover had a friend who wanted to take a concubine, and my lover and those friends had long been interested in the eldest sister and wanted to see her.

In this case, it is better to bring them with you in a few days.

Let's take a look first, Wan doesn't believe it, Shui Shou's family just knows what it means, lovers and those friends, who can afford to offend this family.

"Eldest sister, take your leave first!"

Wan said, then glanced at Shui Shou and Shui Shou's mother, looked at the two who greeted them, Wan nodded casually, and left the courtyard with a woman older than the Xiao family.

"Why did you come here in a hurry?"

Shui Shou looked at his wife and sister leaving in a hurry, and looked at his wife with some curiosity.

Later, under the telling of Yun Han, Shui Shou and Xiao learned that they had heard that Wu Liejun of Qin State had sent an envoy to Qi State, and it seemed that he was about to arrive in Linzi, and the hundred officials of Qi State, as well as countless famous families, as well as the people in the city, were all in the city, which was very lively.

When she came, she was invited to take a look!

"I see!"

Shui Shou nodded when he heard this, and then he suddenly realized, but Xiao Shi looked at Yun Han's helpless gaze and frowned slightly.

When the Qin State Wuliejun arrived, what happened to Guan Yunhan, why did Wan not hesitate to come to this mountain in person and ask Yunhan to go?

…………………………

Outside the city of Linzi.

Accompanied by the endless sound of iron hooves, it sounded in the official road, and in the dusty air, one carriage after another, under the protection of the horsemen, kept moving.

Unlike many exquisite carriages with the flag of the State of Qi, the two carriages with the flag of the State of Qin are particularly conspicuous.

Inside one of the Qin State carriages.

Bai Yan raised his hand and lifted the side of his face, when he saw the familiar river in the distance, Bai Yan, who had been homesick for many years, couldn't help but reddened in his eyes, and a little tears appeared in his eyes.

"If you want to go back, in a few days! Wait for the iron cavalry to go south, the soldiers will come outside the city, and then go home! ”

Wei Lao was in the carriage, looking at his beloved apprentice, and said a little melancholy, but in his tone, he was no longer as stern as before.

In the past two days, he noticed Bai Yan's abnormality, and Wei Lao also learned a lot of hidden secrets from Zhao Qiu that he had never known before.

is also the same, when he saw Bai Yan's appearance, Wei Lao Fang's tone was so light.

"In the past, in Bo Mushroom City, although it was said that these Qi clan relatives were fooled, these clan relatives obviously did not intend to give up, not only personally accompanied Lin Zi, but also planned to meet the King of Qi together, obviously they had already made up their minds to persuade the King of Qi to send troops to attack Qin! If you let them know where your family is, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble! ”

Wei Lao comforted.

Looking at Bai Yan's red eyes, there were already some tears, and the thought of going home to see his relatives could no longer be suppressed, Wei Lao could only tell the truth, let Bai Yan calm down and endure it a little longer.

Home is there, and if you go back right now, you will only have endless troubles.

"Don't worry, the disciple knows!"

Bai Yan looked at the distance by the river, at the distant place, under the giant tree, many years ago, he hid money there, and it was there that he first met his wife Tian Feiyan.

Putting down the curtain and looking at Xu Shi's concerned gaze, Bai Yan nodded, and when he saw Zhao Qiu's eyes removed, Bai Yan's heart was full of warmth.

Close your eyes and calm yourself down.

The riverside is far from Linzi, and it is several times faster to take a carriage than to walk.

Not long after, the Qi State cavalry who escorted the carriage all the way left one after another, not around the carriage, listening to the sound of iron horses gradually moving away, Bai Yan, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, slowly opened his eyes and knew that he had arrived in Linzi City.

As the speed of the carriage gradually slowed down and got closer and closer, it was not long before the faint sound of a sea of people was suddenly heard.

"It's coming~ Qin State Wuliejun is here! ~Look! It's really the carriage of the Qin Kingdom......"

The cacophony of voices came and went, and as the carriage approached, more and more, and louder.

Bai Yan turned his head and glanced at Wei Lao, both of whom knew that after arriving in Linzi City, whether he could let the King of Qi return to the Qin State as soon as possible depends on how to persuade the Queen of Qi to go to the palace of King Qi and meet the Queen of Qi next.

The carriage slowly stopped, knowing that the official in charge of greeting Qi Guo was outside.

Bai Yan looked at Wei Lao and nodded, then got up and walked towards the carriage alone.

(End of chapter)