"Mother, are you okay?" The child fell to his knees and hugged his mother.

"Child, my child." The little lady lay on the ground, propped herself up with her hands, stroked the child's face, and her eyes wandered over the child in a panic, for fear that the child would be injured.

Jiang Li closed the scabbard, carefully put the crane back into the sword box, and gently wiped the dust on the sword box.

Next to him, Yun Shu looked at the mother and son on the ground with a warm face, turned his head and said to Jiang Li with a smile: "Very good, looking at your performance today, I can still consider giving you a chance." ”

Jiang Li continued to wipe the sword box with an expressionless face, he was used to Yun Shu's way of speaking, so he ignored him.

"Thank you two benefactors for saving your life!" The little lady took the child and knelt on the ground together, and was about to kowtow to Jiang Li and the others.

Yun Shu hurriedly stepped forward and pulled them up, learning from the appearance of a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, and said with a righteous face: "No need to thank you, when the road is uneven, just draw a knife to help, this is my own responsibility, it's nothing." ”

Jiang Li wanted to laugh when he heard it on the side, just now it was obvious that he had split the big tree with his sword and scared away those thieves. Now it's her turn to be heroic?

Yun Shu noticed that Jiang Li was smiling when he spoke, and immediately glanced at him fiercely, this glance, graceful, Jiang Li couldn't help but be stunned.

What's wrong with me? I suddenly had a feeling of rapid heartbeat just now, no, I can't have such an idea, although she looks good, but compared to Ying'er, it is still far behind, Jiang Li thought in his heart.

Yun Shu naturally didn't know what Jiang Li was thinking, and continued to comfort the little lady and the child.

"Two benefactors, it's getting late, if you don't dislike it, come to my house for a light meal before leaving. Let me repay you a little bit for your kindness. ”

"Yes, yes." Yun Shu is not welcome, anyway, she is shy now, and someone is in charge of the food, which is no better. At that moment, he looked back at Jiang Li with a look of hope.

"I won't ......"

"Oh, let's go, people just want to repay you as a life-saver!"

"This ...... That's a nuisance. ”

Hearing his reply, Yun Shu and Xiao Niang smiled at the same time.

"Two benefactors, please come here." As she spoke, the little lady pulled the child and led the way for the two.

"Sister, don't call us benefactors, it's embarrassing to hear, my name is Yun Shu, and that stuffy gourd is called Jiang Li."

"You're the stuffy gourd!"

The two of them are news, uh-huh. The conversation caused the little lady to cover her mouth and chuckle unconsciously.

The child kept looking at Jiang Li all the way, as if he wanted to say something, but looking at Jiang Li's appearance, he was embarrassed to speak.

"Hey, stuffy gourd, you're scared kids." Yun Shu looked at the child's appearance and noticed it.

Jiang Li was naturally aware of the child's gaze, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only ask, "What's your name?" ”

The child was very surprised when he heard Jiang Li talking to himself, and returned timidly: "My name is Bean Sprouts, big brother, are you a chivalrous man?" ”

Jiang Li didn't answer him directly, but asked rhetorically, "What do you think is a chivalrous man?" ”

"My father told me that chivalrous people are heroes on the rivers and lakes, people who specialize in eliminating violence, peace and justice!"

"Your dad is right, this is chivalry. But...... I'm not a chivalrous man, the big sister next to you is. ”

Yun Shu heard Jiang Li praise her, and she was not hypocritical, she immediately wrapped her arms around her chest, raised her chin, and showed an arrogant expression.

"However, this big sister doesn't know martial arts." Bean Sprouts glanced at Yun Shu and said with some suspicion.

"Little brat, what do you know, you just saw him break the tree with a sword and think it was very powerful, didn't you? I can tell you, he's just my little brother, and if I start to do it, it's too scary to move sand and rocks, and move mountains and reclaim the sea, so I don't usually do it. Yun Shu looked like a master in the world, and said to the bean sprouts.

"That's amazing...... I want to be a chivalrous man when I grow up, I want to protect my mother, and I want to take my mother to my father. ”

"Where's your father? Won't I stay with you? ”

"Mother said, my father has gone to a far, far away place, and I will go to him when I grow up." Bean Sprouts said innocently.

Yun Shu heard this, and also understood something, and immediately looked at Xiao Niang, showing an apologetic expression.

Xiao Niang waved her hand slightly, indicating that she didn't care.

Jiang Li on the side listened to the conversation between Yun Shu and Dou Sprouts, and didn't interject, in fact, it's good, Dou Sprouts still has his mother, but he ......

Father, mother, are you still in the world?

"Here we are, this is my home." Xiao Niang pointed to a small courtyard in front of her and said to the two of them.

The two of them looked for prestige, only to see a small courtyard, with two brick houses, a few people walked in, all kinds of farm tools and furnishings in the courtyard, everything. This kind of family, in a mountain village, is already very good.

It's just that the fence in front of the hospital has been slightly broken, and it looks like it hasn't been taken care of for a long time.

"Bean sprouts, go, take the leftovers and feed the chickens."

The child picked up the leftovers on the ground and ran towards the back of the courtyard.

The little lady pulled up her hanging hair and said to the two with a smile: "Since his father left, no one has taken care of this yard for a long time.

Jiang Li and Yun Shu didn't speak, although Xiao Niang said it with a smile, they could still feel a trace of heaviness.

"Little lady, where have you been today, how did you meet a horse thief?" This topic was too heavy, and Yun Shu hurriedly changed the topic.

"Our mother and I went to the county yesterday, and on the way back today, we were somehow targeted by horse thieves, but fortunately we met two ...... Sit down, and I'll cook." ”

"Little lady, I'll help you." Yun Shu jumped up, patted the dust on his body, and followed him to the kitchen.

Jiang Lihu looked at Yun Shu's back suspiciously, she still cooks?

"Big brother, can you teach me martial arts?" The bean sprouts had already finished feeding the chickens, and when they saw Jiang Li in the yard, they ran over to talk to him.

Jiang Li really wanted to tell him that his little three-legged cat kung fu couldn't teach people. But looking at his expectant look, he had to touch his head and said with a smile: "You are still too young, when you grow up, I will teach you." ”

"How old is that, my mother said, I've grown up."

Jiang Li pondered for a moment and pointed to the old locust tree in the courtyard, "When you can touch the branches on it, I will teach you when you can." ”

When the sprouts heard this, they immediately ran over and jumped up and touched the branches on the tree. But no matter how you jump, it's a little bit close.

Jiang Li looked at his clumsy and stubborn appearance with a smile, and at this time, Yun Shu walked out of the kitchen with a helpless face. Jiang Li saw her like this, and sure enough, at first glance, she was not a person who could cook, and she was kicked out by Xiao Niang.

"Hey, it's hard to cook!" Yun Shu sat on the ground, "Hey, Jiang Li, do you know how to cook?" ”

"Me? I started cooking when I was seven years old. Jiang Li said that since he was a child, Jiang Li has lived with Xun Ji and lived a very poor life. Sometimes when Xun Ji goes out, he has to cook by himself. It is not entirely unreasonable to say that the children of the poor are in charge of the family at an early age.

"You just blow it, this time when I go back, I must also learn to cook, so that my father ...... Father, look at what I'm capable of! Yun Shu found that he had lost his speech, so he quickly covered his mouth, turned his head to look at Jiang Li, and found that his expression had not changed, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bean sprouts, don't jump, you can't touch it."

"Big brother, I'm about to touch it!" Bean Sprouts stubbornly responded.

Jiang Li shook his head, this kid's energy came up, and he couldn't pull it back.

"I'm so tired." Finally, the bean sprouts collapsed on the ground sweating profusely, and said very unwillingly: "It's almost!" ”

As he spoke, he got up, came to Jiang Li's side, and asked with a look of hope: "Big brother, can you let me see your swordsmanship, which is the trick you used against the bad guy just now." ”

Yun Shu also looked at him with interest on the side.

Jiang Li looked at their appearance and knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he pondered for a moment, "Okay." ”

"Yay!" The sprouts jumped happily.

Jiang Li put down the sword box and took out the crane return.

Yun Shu glanced at Hegui, and suddenly felt a chill down her spine, she knew that this sword must not be an ordinary thing.

"Hey, aren't you unsheathed?"

Jiang Li shook his head when he heard this, "It's not out of the sheath." "The outer sword wants to hide the edge, Xun Ji told him that when it is not necessary, the crane will not be able to come out of the sheath.

Jiang Li stood still with his sword raised, and used the sword moves he practiced every night. With a wave and a dance, the wind and sand swayed; Chop and chop, and the fallen leaves fly.

What a good boy in a green robe, a young man with a jade sword!

The bean sprouts applauded again and again, Yun Shu also held his little face with both hands, looked at the heroic Jiang Li in front of him with a smile, and said silently in his heart: "This guy is quite good." ”

"It's time to eat." The little lady came out of the kitchen and washed her hands in the basin on the ground, "Come into the house and eat." ”

"Oh, eat!" The sprouts jumped and jumped in.

Jiang Li and Yun Shu walked in and glanced at the table, there were not many dishes, only three, but after killing a chicken, it could be seen that Xiao Niang was attentive. Ordinary farmers, there is no big deal, they will not kill chickens to eat.

The four of them talked and laughed at the dinner table, and after eating, Jiang Li originally planned to go back to the city inn, but Xiao Niang and Bean Sprouts wanted to keep them for one night.

"Childe, you can sleep in a room with bean sprouts tonight, and I will sleep with Miss Yun." couldn't stand the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the bean sprouts, so Jiang Li had to agree to stay.

After a few people had dinner and chatted in the courtyard, the moon hung in the sky, Yun Shu said that she was tired, so everyone went back to their rooms and prepared to rest.

After Jiang Li washed up, he returned to his room and found that the bean sprouts had already fallen asleep. Jiang Li smiled when he saw this, he should be tired of jumping.

Jiang Li was lying on the bed, this was the first night of his travels, and he couldn't sleep, so he put on his clothes and went back to the courtyard to sit down.

"Childe?" The little lady walked out with a quilt in her arms, and she lowered her voice and asked, "Childe can't sleep well?" I'm going to bring you a quilt. ”

"No, I'm just thinking about something, I can't sleep and come out and sit down."

The little lady smiled when she heard this, "Childe is coming out for the first time, right?" ”

Jiang Li was stunned, "How do you know?" ”

"I can see that although Childe looks very old, the ignorance in his eyes can't be hidden." The little lady laughed lowly.

Jiang Li was very helpless, a woman's intuition was really terrifying.

"Childe," Xiao Niang patted Jiang Li's shoulder, "I can see that you have a story, it's inconvenient for you to tell it, and it's not convenient for me to ask, but no matter what happens......"

Jiang Li looked at her departing back, with a kind of maternal brilliance.

"Sleep and forget......"