The pile of oil-paper wrapped oil-sesame cakes in his arms burned the skin on his chest through the clothes. Ouyang Rong completely sobered up.

He left the oil and hemp cake stall and stuffed a pile of oil and hemp cakes that he bought impulsively into the hands of passers-by

In the end, only three loaves of bread were left and two were stuffed into his arms

One tore open the oil paper, and Ouyang Rong lowered his head and ate it.

He stuffed his mouth with bread and grinned a little sadly. Because I remembered that Ahsan bought oil sesame cakes for him for breakfast, and remembered that when Ah Shan passed by Peng Langdu every time, he silently bought two oil sesame cakes and took them home to his mother and sister.

Under the slightly strange gazes of passers-by on the street, Ouyang Rong quickened his pace and left, striding towards Peng Langdu, with his back to the dock where boats and junior sisters were waiting.

Ouyang Rong felt an impulse in his heart, wanting to see Ah Qing and Aunt Liu.

It was only then that he suddenly understood why he had been promoted to the fifth grade, but he had not been very happy in the past few days.

I understand why it is difficult to understand the eyebrows when sorting out the bags and picking up the lamp to look at the sword.

I also understand why I relaxed my temperance today and let the villagers get drunk with the liquor.

Ouyang Rong took a deep breath, the three pieces of oil and sesame cakes in front of his chest were hot, and his heart was also hot, Ouyang Rong's footsteps became faster and faster, passing through a busy street, he saw several city officials coming in front of him, and immediately turned his head and went into the alley.

In a few moments, a cold-eyed female worker with a very thin mouth walked out of the alley, blended into the flow of people, and silently passed by the city officials who were searching.

Leaving Tanlangdu, Ouyang Rong took off the bronze mask, stuffed it into his sleeve, stopped a carriage, and rushed to Ashan's house on the outskirts of the city.

Looking at the familiar house in front of him, Ouyang Rong's footsteps became slower and slower, and finally stopped ten zhang outside the courtyard wall.

He touched the warm oil hemp cake on his chest, and wandered around in front of the courtyard.

Ouyang Rong looked back from time to time, glancing at the rammed earth courtyard wall that was so low that he could easily climb over it,

"Why is there no sound in the room, what are Ah Qing and Aunt Liu doing...... Is A-Qing sitting quietly on a small bench and knitting clothes skillfully, or is she resting, origami in a daze, studying the iris folding method I taught her......

"Aunt Liu, the doctor said that she was awake or faint, and her body was fine, but she couldn't be stimulated and couldn't tell her about Ashan...... Is Aunt Liu still lying on the sickbed, looking out the window of the door, thinking about when Ah Shan will come back......

Ouyang Rong's footsteps seemed to be filled with lead, and it was difficult to take a step, and he didn't dare to climb over the low earthen wall in front of him.

Suddenly, he saw the door of the courtyard in front of him open from the inside, and someone walked out, not Ah Qing, but a young woman.

The woman was very raw, dressed in a white suit, tied a scarf around her waist, and carried a pot of muddy water with floating cabbage leaves, walked to a jujube tree outside the courtyard, splashed it out, supported her waist with one hand, wiped her sweat, and gasped for breath to rest.

In the courtyard behind her, smoke rose from the cooking.

Ouyang Rong was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted, this young woman should be Ah Shan's daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door, and they have also mentioned it before.

"Remember, Ahsan and her seem to be just engaged...... Is she still staying at Ah Shan's house and taking care of her in-laws and sister-in-law...... is a kind and peaceful woman, as honest as Ah Shan, Ah Shan has not met the wrong person. ”

Ouyang Rong was both relieved and sad in his heart, because he remembered that a certain wooden man had the courage to sincerely invite the master to attend the wedding.

The young woman was unaware of the presence of a figure not far away, and stood under the tree, looking at an official road outside the village with a slightly worried look, as if waiting for something.

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly, did Ah Qing go out? Where did it go?

At this moment, Ouyang Rong saw the young woman's eyes light up, and he breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward.

Ouyang Rong followed the young woman's gaze.

The last rays of the setting sun had set, and night was slowly falling, and a slender and petite figure was approaching on the dim official road in the distance, meeting the young woman.

It's Ah Qing, this familiar little body, and the familiar bow tied at the waist of the skirt, Ouyang Rong recognized it at a glance, he taught her to tie it at the beginning.

How did the underskirt on Ah Qing's body cross the ...... Haggard and a little thinner...... Ouyang Rong's nose was slightly sour, and he opened his mouth towards the air in front of him, but it was as if someone had sealed the acupuncture points and did not call out his name.

He saw the young woman and Ah Qing turn around and walk back to the courtyard. The young woman asked, "Didn't my sister-in-law see him?" ”

"See." The slender girl shook her head, her eyes were a little dazed: "But there are so many people, many people are sending the master, and Ah Qing didn't squeeze in...

The young woman thought for a moment, "Did he see you?" ”

"I don't think I saw it...... It seems to have seen it again, the old man drank a lot of wine, and it was so noisy next to him, I shouted a few times, and he seemed to have seen it, but I don't know if I saw it, I, I don't know. ”

Ah Qing lowered his head blankly, looking at the floral cloth bag in his arms that he hugged and came back:

"Maybe the master doesn't want to see me, too, it will arouse sadness." The young woman raised her hand and touched the girl's frustrated little head:

"My sister-in-law thought better, maybe he just forgot, and he didn't see it today. It's not that I don't want to see you. ”

"Oh."

Ouyang Rong was slightly stunned, Ah Qing also went to see him off? But he had been drinking the parting wine of his father and fellow villagers at that time, and his brain was a little drunk, and he was slow to react, so he didn't see her.

The young woman took the floral cloth bag in Ah Qing's hand, opened it, took out a clean and neat Confucian shirt, touched the delicate and strict needlework, and said in a regretful tone:

"My sister-in-law has been weaving for so long, it would be nice to send it early."

"I didn't ...... It's okay. ”

Ah Qing tried to squeeze out a smile, and grabbed her brother and sister-in-law's sleeve to comfort: "Go back, I'll go to Brother Yan and ask him to help send it over, the same." ”

Ouyang Rong couldn't hold back any longer. "Who said the same?"

He leaned away from the shadows, walked briskly, came to Ah Qing and the young woman, and took the Confucian shirt himself.

Ouyang Rong lowered his head and unfolded his shirt, shook it, tried it closely, and said with a serious face to the second daughter with a stunned face:

"I'll have to come and try it, and if it's too small, or too big, I'll have to ask you to change it."

"Old ...... Master. ”

Ah Qing's eyes widened and he looked at the smiling young man in front of him, surprised and panicked:

"You, didn't you go by boat?

Ouyang Rong raised his hand, first paused, and then continued to stretch forward and rubbed A Qing's head:

"Silly girl."

He turned his head and smiled apologetically at the surprised young woman, "It's been hard work for you these days. ”

The young woman shook her head vigorously.

It was already dark outside, and the three of them did not stop much and entered the courtyard. Ouyang Rong asked, "What about Aunt Liu?" ”

The young woman pointed to a quiet west wing, put her finger to her lips, and booed.

Ouyang Rong nodded silently.

The young woman wiped her apron with her hand and went to the kitchen with a happy face to prepare a meal for the guests.

Ah Qing's face was red with excitement, as if he had a stomach to say.

She led Ouyang Rong to a main room with a dining table, invited him to sit down, and the girl trotted to pour tea with a pair of aura eyes and bright eyes.

"No, don't bother."

Ouyang Rong stretched out his hand to stop Ah Qing and pulled her to sit down with him. "I came here, I actually have something to say to you."

Ah Qing looked at him curiously and whispered, "Master, you speak." ”

Ouyang Rong corrected seriously: "Remember, from now on, don't call me master." ”

Ah Qing's body stiffened slightly, but Ouyang Rong's next words made her stunned: "Call me Brother, or Tan Lang." ”

"Ahh

Ouyang Rong reached out and pressed her thin shoulder:

"In the future, I won't call you A-Qing anymore, I'll call you A-Mei.

"Ahsan is my robe? His mother sister is my Ouyang Lianghan's mother sister, I will do my filial piety! ”

Ouyang Rong took a deep breath and couldn't help but say:

"I don't like to talk about flesh and mind, and I always feel that actions are more powerful than words, just like Ahsan.

"So I haven't come to see you before, but I've just asked Liulang and them to greet and take care of them from afar, except for some shameless faces, I just want to do it silently. In fact, I have long treated you as a mother and sister.

"However, I also feel a little guilty, because having a son and brother like me is not necessarily a good thing for your mother and daughter.

"Because I still have a lot of mask identities and need to shoulder a lot of responsibilities, what I want to do will offend many people, and where I want to go, there will be a lot of dangers, they may be even more vicious than the Liu family, and the situation is even more severe than Dragon City.

"Just like Xunyang City, which I am about to go to now, the situation is not much better than that of Dragon City, and it is likely to be arranged into a larger iron cage to trap me and leave the mansion.

"So I don't dare to get too close to you, too often, and even dare not take you to Merlot Park to live and enjoy great wealth, for fear of being targeted by someone with a heart and finding my weakness."

Ouyang Rong took out the oiled paper bag in his arms, lowered his head and slowly peeled it off, and said softly:

"This practice of 'ignoring and ignoring' and silently flattering is indeed calm and rational, but people are human because there is always a moment of willfulness to abandon reason.

"Ah Qing, no, Ah Mei, if I don't say these words in person, I will be depressed in my heart, and I will miss them all day long, which is rare and enjoyable."

Ah Qing looked at him blankly, Ouyang Rong handed out a golden oil cake with both hands, and his smile was extraordinarily bright:

"So I came here to say, Sister, wait for me, okay?

"When I break through this last dangerous shackle and open the sea and the sky, I will come to pick you up, leave Jiangnan, and go to meet the prosperous Luoyang together!"

Ah Qing's little face turned red, and her pink lips squirmed: "Old ...... Brother, good! I, my mother and I are waiting for you. "A little excited.

Ouyang Rong smiled.

Ah Qing suddenly asked a nonsense: "So, it's a righteous sister, not a sister?" ”

Ouyang Rong was stunned, "Of course, how can there be blood relations the day after tomorrow, but don't worry, this righteous sister is no different from her own sister." ”

Ah Qing wanted to speak and stopped, Ouyang Rong suddenly took down a sword box and handed it over:

"By the way, I almost forgot to say it, it's here." "It?"

Ouyang Rong nodded: "That old-timer, what I was going to give you." Ah Qing tilted his head, as if he understood or not: "It's called ...... Artisan? ”

Ouyang Rong bowed his head lightly and opened the sword box, "Actually, you are its magnificent person, and the old-timers are going to send you to Yunmeng Jianze with it." "Yunmeng Jianze?"

"A great place, even...... It may be very suitable for you. Ah Qing asked, "Then brother, are you going?" ”

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "How could I go there, besides, there are all female cultivators there." The girl embroidered with the word "Yue" on her forehead shook her head: "Then A-Qing won't go either." ”

Ouyang Rong was helpless, and pointed to the "glass iris petals" in the sword box:

"Ah Mei doesn't want it at all?"

Ah Qing didn't look at it, his dexterous little hand closed the sword box, and handed it back: "Brother is here to protect us." ”

Ouyang Rong frowned, Ah Qing looked down at the new Confucian shirt, seemed to be more interested in the new Confucian shirt, stood up, and handed it to him:

"Brother give it a try and see if it fits." Ouyang Rong nodded and changed into new clothes.

Ah Qing pointed to his waist, frowning slightly: "The size seems to be a little wider." ”

"It's okay, a bigger size is better than a smaller one, and you can wear it for a little longer."

Ouyang Rong's tone was casual, he stood up, undressed, and turned his head to look at the night outside the house.

Ah Qing suddenly asked: "Little lady Xie, are they still waiting for Brother at the dock?" "Hmm."

"Brother, hurry up," Lingxiu said with concern, helping him fold his clothes and stuff them into a floral cloth bag.

Ouyang Rong took the floral cloth bag and got up hesitantly.

Ah Qing suddenly opened his thin arms and whispered, "Can you hug it?" Ouyang Rong was slightly stunned.

Ah Qing raised his eyes and looked at him: "I just want to measure my brother's waistline, and I will make you a full-fitting autumn coat next time." ”

"Uh-oh."

Ouyang Rong and Ah Qing hugged each other lightly, and after separating, Ouyang Rong re-carried the sword box, and Ah Qing bowed his head and sent him out of the main house.

The young woman heard the footsteps, walked out of the back kitchen, and asked regretfully, "The master doesn't stay to eat?" ”

Ouyang Rong glanced at the sky, and his face hesitated slightly: "You can eat some.

At this moment, an old woman's voice came from the long-silent West Wing:

"Who's in the yard?"

Ouyang Rong, Ah Qing, and the young woman were suddenly silent. Mother Liu woke up.

"Ahsan? Isn't Ahsan back, Ahsan, my son, are you back...... Ah Qing, Yun Niang, where are you? Tell Ahsan to come over ........"

In the west wing, there was the excited voice of the old woman, and then there was the sound of getting out of bed and putting on shoes.

The three people in front of the courtyard suddenly became nervous.

Ashan's widow, named Yun Niang, hurriedly rushed to the west wing to appease Liu's mother.

Ah Qing pushed Ouyang Rong out of the door lightly and lowered his voice:

"Master, you go first, we can take care of it here."

After speaking, she turned her head, and ran into the west wing with a worried face, coaxing Liumu with her brother and sister-in-law Yunniang.

Standing at the dimly lit gate of the courtyard, Ouyang Rong took a few steps forward, suddenly paused, and touched the inside of his sleeve with his hand......

In the west wing, Ah Qing and Yun Niang squatted in front of the couch, holding down the thin legs of Liu's mother who were halfway through her shoes.

"Mother misheard, it's not Brother, Brother...... Brother hasn't come back yet. ”

"Really? So, when did Ashan say he would come back? ”

Looking at the old woman with anticipatory eyes, Ah Qing felt sad in her heart and opened her mouth empty; "Brother...... He ......."

Mother Liu suddenly interrupted her daughter's words: "Ashan? You, you're back! ”

Ah Qing and Yun Niang were stunned, and when they looked back, they were all surprised. "Ahh Mother. ”

A wooden man stood at the door, strode to the couch, knelt on one knee, tightly grasped the old woman's slightly wrinkled hands, and whispered: "I'm back." ”

Liu Mu burst into tears and hugged Liu Ashan: "Ashan, Ashan, you're finally back!" Where have you been these days, they all said that you were discharged from the hospital, why didn't you say hello to your mother? ”

Liu's mother cried, Liu Ashan buried his head in silence, looking a little wooden, and after a while, he took out a piece of oil and hemp cake from his arms and handed it to the old woman.

Liu's mother cried with joy, wiped her tears and blamed: "Ah Shan wasted money again......" The tone couldn't be fierce.

Liu Ashan stuffed the cake, looked forward to it, and motioned for her to taste it, but Liu's mother was helpless, so she had to take a bite of the cake, "Okay, delicious, delicious......"

"Come on, come on, go eat, hurry back, Ahsan must be hungry."

The old woman, who was originally weak and bedridden, went to the ground with her hands and feet, trotted to the back kitchen to cook, her complexion was ruddy, and she recovered as before.

Liu Ashan nodded slightly at Ah Qing and Yun Niang, and the two daughters' eyes suddenly realized, and they quietly went to the kitchen to help.

A quarter of an hour later.

The main house is brightly lit. It's been a long time since it's been this bright. A square dining table was filled again.

The whole family gathers.

During the banquet, Liu's mother happily gave Liu Ashan vegetables.

Under the gaze of the three women around, the wooden man buried his head in the rice, and did not refuse to come to the dishes.

Ah Qing silently filled a big bowl of rice for her mother, who had been anorexic for a long time, and the old woman surprisingly ate it all, but throughout the meal, her eyes did not take off her returning son, and she frequently served vegetables to him.

About half an hour later, after the meal was finished, Liu Ashan put down the dishes and chopsticks, suddenly knelt on one knee, grabbed Liu's mother's palm, and said goodbye seriously.

He said that he would go to Xunyang City with his master tonight and stay there for a long time.

Liu Mu's complexion slowly returned to calm, looked sideways at the night outside the door, and looked quietly for a while, with a trance on her head, and did not stop:

"Good. Safe on the road. ”

The young man wearing a heavy mask quietly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Ah Qing and Yun Niang, and strode out of the main house.

His back walked to the gate of the courtyard, and the main house behind him suddenly heard Liu Mu's calm and hoarse voice:

"Wu'er...... Is he brave? ”

Ouyang Rong's body paused suddenly, and Ah Qing and Yun Niang trembled, both lowering their heads.

The atmosphere inside and outside the house was silent for a while.

The young man in front of the door suddenly looked back, wearing a bronze beast face on his head, the beast face was like a fox's head, and the corners of the mouth on both sides of the bronze material were greatly curved, and there was an exaggerated smile, a bright smile, a happy smile:

"Champion Dragon City."

Some people died, but not completely......