Liu Bang said: "The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, and Weijia is returning to his hometown." ”

Xiang Yu said: "Wealth does not return to the hometown, such as embroidery at night, who knows?" ”

The words of the two heroes at the end of the Qin Dynasty fully prove that since ancient times, returning to their hometown has been the ultimate dream of everyone who has left their hometown. Of course, ordinary people only seek fame and fortune, and it is impossible to win the world like Liu and Xiang. If you work hard outside, you must achieve something, at least not worse than when you were originally in your hometown. Otherwise, even if you don't care, you can't escape the contempt of your hometown fathers. "Hometown fathers" contains complex emotions and is not always synonymous with affection. Like the waters of the River Joux, it has the grace of irrigation and the evil of wreaking havoc.

The big ship docked at the Shujiazhuang ferry.

Before leaving Luoyang, the Shi family had already sent someone to ride a fast horse to the old mansion in Ruyin to deliver the letter. The Ruyin Prefecture sends special personnel to prepare for the reception at various ferry ports every day. The common people of Ruyin also learned the news, and when they saw the arrival of the big boat, many men and women near the shore gathered to watch.

Shu Yan and Biyu are both young talents who walked out of Ruyin earlier. Now that they have both returned, they are already two thousand stone guards than jade, and they are more noble to the lord and have become a concubine. Even the children of the family are very rare at this age, it can be said that the scenery is incomparable and the spring breeze is proud; In contrast, Shu Yan's county is only on the edge of the main official system of the imperial court. When they entered Luoyang at the beginning of the year, the two of them, a Shang Shulang and a secretary Lang, were basically equal, but now they are very different. It's really not the same. Fortunately, compared with the literature when he left his hometown, Shu Yan's county is still a little higher.

As a well-known benchmark for beautiful men and a son of a wealthy family, Biyu was originally sought after, and now he has returned strongly as the county's Taishou, causing quite a stir. The villagers not only want to see what the beautiful son of Luoyang who came out of the hometown is like now, but also want to see the eldest princess of the royal family with golden branches and jade leaves.

The eyes of the hometown people all followed the brightly dressed Biyu and the eldest princess Yong'an. No one noticed the five people who were dressed ordinarily, Shu Yan and Ruoxin. This can't be blamed on the villagers, Biyu's return to his hometown has already been uproared by the Shi family, and as for the Shu and Han families, no one knows that they are coming back. Even if there are people who have known each other, they glance at them and feel that they are somewhat similar, but they don't bother to identify them carefully, and they are regarded as servants of the Shi family. But they all followed the flow of people, you pushed me, stretched out your head and tiptoed, and went to look up at the shadow of Biyu and the eldest princess of Yong'an.

Shu Yan didn't care; Ruoxin married a beautiful woman and came back, and she was happy with Ruan Shui, and she didn't care about these; Zhixin finally returned to her hometown after a ten-year absence, only caring about her kindness; When Xiao Mo was in Luoyang, he had already seen this sick aesthetics and sick humanity of the world. She originally thought that it was just a crooked wind unique to a land like Luoyang, but what she didn't expect was that it was also the same in this small place of Ruyin.

The villagers looked up to Biyu and the eldest princess of Yong'an, how could Biyu be patient to see them? He ordered the barricades to be pulled up, and with the support of all the servants and maids, he and the eldest princess of Yong'an boarded their respective cars and drove back to their homes.

Ruyin is the foundation of the Shi family. No matter how developed it is outside, the foundation cannot be ignored. When Shi Hui moved his wife and children to Luoyang, he only brought a small number of personal servants and maids, and most of the rest were led by one of his younger brothers, Shi Chang, to run and take care of the property of his hometown.

In a wealthy family, the difference between the descendants and the descendants is like the difference between the scholars and the Han clan in society, and the hierarchy is strict and insurmountable. Bi Yu is the eldest son of the Shi family, the root is Miao Hong, the future head of the Shi family, and the person in power. Although Shi Chang is Biyu's uncle, his status is not as good as Biyu. When he learned that Biyu was coming back, and there was also the eldest princess of Yong'an, how dare he slack off? Immediately mobilized the whole house to clean up the room, add utensils, and have been busy for more than ten days. Everything is ready, just wait for Biyu to return to the house and you can move in directly.

The honor guard of the Shi family walked farther and farther away in the direction of the city under the cover of the barricade, and the onlookers slowly dispersed. The five of Shu Yan parted ways with the Shi family's convoy and went straight to Shujiazhuang.

Once, Shu Yan and Xiao Mo were full of curiosity about each other's hometowns. The day before yesterday, Shu Yan had already appreciated the customs of Xiao Mo's hometown Wenshan Qiang Village, and helped Xiao Mo deal with the affairs of the village. Today, Xiao Mo finally visited the long-awaited hometown of Shu Yan. At this moment, she was very curious about everything, and asked Shu Yan and Zhixin from time to time.

As the saying goes, the heart is like an arrow. The five of them just wanted to rush home as soon as possible, despite the fatigue of the day. Their footsteps were like the wind, and when they approached the entrance of Shujiazhuang Village, they saw an old man riding a donkey in front of them, and a young man in front of the donkey holding the reins.

Because he arrived at the entrance of his village, Shu Yan would pay attention to passers-by, and if he was familiar with it, he would say hello. He saw that the old man was a little familiar with the figure of the young man, and when he reached a distance of a few zhang and recognized it, he shouted in surprise: "Father-in-law Xia, Shu Jin, it's you!" ”

Xia Chunnai is the local pavilion chief, and out of duty, he pays special attention to strangers. He also saw two men and three women behind him, not the ordinary dress of the villagers. But his old eyes were dizzy, and he still hadn't recognized it until Shu Yan called him. But it was Shu Jin, who recognized Shu Yan and Ruoxin in time, and shouted: "Father-in-law Xia, it's my brother Shu Yan and Brother Ruoxin of the Han family!" ”

As they spoke, Shu Yan and the five of them had already arrived in front of Xia Chun.

"It's Yan'er and Ruoxin, why did you come back?" Xia Chun was excited to get off the donkey. is already a seventy-year-old man, Rao is in good health, but after all, his legs and feet are inconvenient. Shu Yan, Shu Jin, and Ruoxin hurriedly helped.

"It's us." Shu Yan and Ruoxin did not answer the question of why they came back, but asked Xia Chun instead, "Father-in-law Xia, what are you doing here?" ”

Although Xia Chun's face was still ruddy, his physical strength had declined a lot, and he didn't get off the donkey's back easily, and said slowly: "Hey, isn't this the son of the Shi family who has newly granted the county the Taishou, the county learned the news, so he ordered me to accompany a few county officials to wait here every day, once I come, I can greet him first." I was too old to walk as I used to, so I rode a donkey. ”

Shu Yan hugged Xia Chun and said with a smile: "It turned out to be a greeting to our Taishou." ”

"Greetings? Who appreciates? Xia Chun couldn't help but be a little annoyed, "We are hot faces and cold buttocks, and people don't pay attention to them at all!" The kid of the Shi family was originally very cold and arrogant, but after all these years of mixing in Luoyang, he has become even worse. ”

Shu Yan smiled after hearing this, and turned to Shu Jin: "What about you, why do you happen to be with Grandpa Xia?" ”

"I was working on the shore, and when I saw the crowds here, I came to see the excitement. But I met Father-in-law Xia on an official business here, and I was afraid that he would be old and unstable on a donkey, so I helped hold the reins. ”

"Really? That's great. Hearing Shu Jin's words, Shu Yan was very pleased. Shu Jin, this kid was a bad boy when he was a child, and now that he has become so sensible, how can Shu Yan not be happy?

Seeing Shu Yan talking to Shu Jin, Xia Chun asked Ruoxin, "Why did you two come back suddenly?" Is it to take the Shi family's boat home to visit relatives? ”

Ruoxin looked at Shu Yan, didn't know how to answer, and only said vaguely: "Oh, oh." ”

Xia Chun saw Ruoxin's flickering words, so he turned his head and asked Shu Yan: "I received your letter a few days ago, you said that you were reinstated as Shang Shulang, and the letter did not mention that you wanted to come back, why did you come back suddenly?" ”

"This-" Shu Yan didn't want Gonggong Xia to know about the setbacks he had encountered in Luoyang, but he couldn't hide it, so he paused and said, "There has been a change, I can't tell a sentence or two, your old man is physically exhausted, so let's get on the donkey first, let's talk while walking." ”

When Xia Chun heard the word "change", he guessed that it was definitely not a good thing, and when he saw that there were three women behind Shu Yan and Ruoxin, he asked in surprise: "......Who are these three girls?"

Zhixin heard her younger brother say that after she fell into the water, it was Father-in-law Xia who helped take care of her mother's funeral, and tried his best to help Brother Yan and his younger brother reduce taxes, and take care of their lives. After many years, seeing that Grandpa Xia was already so old at this moment, he was not moved, and knelt down on the ground and said, "Grandpa Xia, don't you know me?" I'm Zhixin. ”

"You're Zhixin?" Shu Yan had already told Father-in-law Xia about finding Zhixin and marrying him in a letter to his family. The old man was mentally prepared first, rubbed Zhixin's hair, and looked at it carefully for a while, and sure enough, there was still a shadow of his childhood. Thinking of what happened to their sisters and their parents, they still couldn't help but cry, "You are really Zhixin girl!" You're not dead, you're still alive, Ruoxin has a sister and sister, and she is paired with Yan'er, okay, okay. ”

"Grandpa Xia, do you still know me?" Ruan Shui approached Xia Chun and said with a smile.

Xia Chun looked at Ruan Shui, "You are Ruoxin's wife, called-"

"My name is Ruan Shui. It's rare that Grandpa Xia still remembers me. ”

In fact, Xia Chun didn't remember this little girl who was only in her early teens at the time when he had only met once more than ten years ago, and he guessed it thanks to Shu Yan's mention in the letter.

"Grandpa Xia, and me." Xiao Mo had already guessed from his words that this old man was the father-in-law Xia that his husband often mentioned. She was deeply moved when she saw that everyone was as kind to this old man as if she were seeing her own grandfather, and she also took the initiative to come forward to meet him.

"You're—"

"Father-in-law Xia has never seen me, my name is Jiang Xiaomo, and like Sister Zhixin, they are the brides of the Shu family." Xiao Mo is very familiar, she holds Zhixin's arm, and speaks in a tone like seeing her own grandfather.

Xia Chun also knew about the relationship between Shu Yan and Xiao Mo, as well as the fact that the imperial court was particularly kind to his wife. Although the relationship between the two daughters and one husband is a little special, he knows Shu Yan's character very well, and seeing that the three of them get along so well, of course he is very happy: "I have often heard Yan'er talk about your benefits, and it is really not bad when I see it today." has two virtuous and beautiful women, which is also Yan'er's creation. As long as you are happy, I will be relieved of old age. ”

"Father-in-law Xia, please get on the donkey, let's talk as we walk."

"Well, you little arms and legs, I can't walk with you when I'm old." Xia Chun was not polite in front of the six juniors, and went on the donkey road according to his words, "You returned to your hometown so suddenly, you don't have to guess, there must be some reason, it's probably not a good thing." However, seeing that you are all safe and sound, I have nothing to worry about, let's talk about it, what is going on? ”

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