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Early morning.

It's quiet.

A glimmer of light on the eastern horizon carefully soaked the light blue sky.

When the first rays of morning light pierced through the mist, Xu Fugui walked out of the thatched hut and stretched his body refreshed.

Licking his lips, he couldn't help but reminisce about the taste of last night.

Throwing a bundle of pig bracken on the ground, the two lambs immediately got up, bleated at him twice, and then lowered their heads and ate them.

These two lambs were bought at the beginning of spring, and now they have grown so big.

As for the first sheep, he killed it and ate it himself during the Chinese New Year the year before.

"Daddy, pick me up, and I'll watch the lamb graze too."

Youqing came running over with his little short legs, wearing clean clothes and a clean face.

Xu Fugui picked him up and put him around his neck, and watched the sheep graze with great interest.

"Wang, Wang!"

Ping An didn't know where to jump out, and diligently circled his calves, Youqing immediately went down to play with Ping'an.

"Don't get your clothes dirty, be careful with your ass on my board."

When I went into the house, I put everything I was going to bring in a basket, including peeled bamboo shoots, a smoked leg of lamb, eggs, and all kinds of seasonal vegetables, and filled a basket with a sackcloth on it.

"Fengxia, Youqing, let's go, Dad will take you to the city to find Grandpa, and let him give you delicious food."

Xu Fugui put on a clean white short coat, put on a pair of clean black mille-feuille cloth shoes on his big feet, wore a wide-brimmed straw hat on his head, and pressed a long flat pole in his hand, and shouted to the courtyard.

"Here we are."

Feng Xia immediately responded, pulled her younger brother Youqing over, and skillfully climbed into another basket.

Ping An was too young to climb in, so he said anxiously: "Dad, Dad." ”

Xu Fugui pinched his little face, put him in the basket, and took out two small straw hats for him to put them on.

Wearing a straw hat is to provide shade and to prevent some people from staring at them.

Even Jiazhen put on a straw hat, which was pressed very low to cover most of her face, and the clothes on her body were also very wide, so she couldn't see her proud figure.

Xu Fugui skewered the flat pole on top of the two baskets, and picked it up with ease.

Feng Xia and Youqing together are almost sixty pounds, which is about the same weight as another basket, and there is no pressure on their shoulders.

Feng Xia and Youqing smiled happily and kept waving to Xu's father and Xu's mother.

"Fugui, you can slow down, don't drop my Fengxia Youqing." Father Xu took two steps forward and instructed with a cane.

When I walked to the entrance of the village, I met Ryuuji head-on.

He was still dressed in black silk, without a hat, and with a cane in his hand, a subordinate next to him carefully supported him.

Two years have passed, and Long Er has aged a lot, as if he has lost ten years of life, and half of his sparse hair has turned white.

His face was sallow, his lips were dark, and he looked sick.

It is said that it was the root of life that was cut off two years ago, leaving the root of the disease, and since Ryuuji's side was not good, the whole person has become depressed and unhappy, and he rarely shows up outside.

Seeing Long Er's appearance of dying, Xu Fugui was in a better mood, and stopped to say hello, "Master Long, have you been okay lately?" I haven't seen you for a while, where are you going? ”

Long Er was stunned for a moment, and recognized that it was him through his sunglasses, "It's Fugui, I'm going to walk on my own land, are you going to the county seat?" ”

Xu Fugui nodded generously, "Yes, Laishun wants to marry a daughter-in-law, and the people of the Liu family want three silver dollars and fifty catties of rice, where do you say I can take it out, isn't this going to Jiazhen's father for help." ”

When the other people in the village heard this, they first shook their heads at the Liu family, and then asked him to buy some things from the county seat.

Long Er nodded suddenly, "That's it, then you go quickly, go early and come back early, it's not peaceful outside, I heard that many people have been arrested." ”

Xu Fugui was stunned, "Okay, you have to pay attention, then I'll go first." ”

Ryuuji looked at the two children in the basket, his eyes couldn't help but be a little envious, and he sighed deeply.

Looking down at himself, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a hatred in his eyes, but he couldn't even find the object of hatred!

"Let's go back."

He turned and walked towards the house, staying outside, always feeling that the other people were looking at him with mockery in their eyes.

"Dad, aren't you tired?" Walking on the path with a basket, Feng Xia raised her head from time to time to ask.

Xu Fugui grinned, "Dad is not tired, what Dad has is strength." ”

After walking for two hours, the clouds and mist dissipated, and the morning sun shot out a large piece of golden light, as if it had put on a golden gauze for Yunxi County.

There were no soldiers at the gates of the city for a long time, and all of them were sent to the front.

Walking into the county seat, the streets are much deserted than before, and the stone roads are not cleaned, not only accumulating a layer of sand and dust, but also all kinds of garbage on it, emitting a foul smell.

"Why did the county become like this?" Jiazhen said incredulously.

Xu Fugui looked around, found no troops, and quickened his pace and said, "Go to my father's house first, there are few people outside." ”

When I came to Chen's house, I knocked on the door, and the door was quickly opened.

"Miss, you're back, come in, I don't know how long I've been talking about you."

The subordinate led them to the hall, and Chen Liping probably heard the movement and stood at the gate looking outside.

"Haha, my baby Fengxia, I miss my grandfather, this is Youqing, it's so big, hurry, call grandpa."

Chen Liping's back was a little stiff, and he struggled to carry the two children out of the basket, with a smile on his face.

"Grandpa." Feng Xia screamed sweetly, her voice was loud and crisp, and Chen Liping, who listened to it, was almost gone.

Youqing didn't remember Chen Liping, and when he saw that his sister had called, he also called along.

"Okay, come in, eat some snacks and fruits first, and grandpa will give you something delicious later."

When he came to the hall, Xu Fugui put down the basket and lifted the sackcloth, "Dad, this is me and Jiazhen brought from home, I haven't come to see you for so long, I hope you don't blame." ”

Chen Liping nodded indifferently, turned his head to Feng Xia, and didn't even care much about Jiazhen.

Jiazhen sat on the Taishi chair, took off her straw hat, and looked at her father with a smile.

Just now, someone told her that Chen Liping is in good health, and although the rice business is not as good as before, at least it will not lose money, and everything is fine, so she is also relieved.

"What about Jia Ming, why don't you see this kid again." After half the salary, Jiazhen suddenly asked.

Chen Liping replied: "Last year, I sent Jiaming to the provincial capital to study, and it is not a problem to stay at home all the time, let him learn more."

(End of chapter)