In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a month since Chu Xuping returned to his hometown, and it is gradually entering late autumn.

As the saying goes, "one autumn rain and one cool". The people in Jingcheng put on thick clothes in the cool autumn rain.

Before, Chu Xiqing pestered Chu Xuping and told many interesting stories about other places, and there was a season that happened to be the opposite here, Chu Xiqing was very surprised when he heard it, and he didn't know if it was true.

Chu Xiqing likes autumn very much, of course, without contracting the wind chill. But this year, for some reason, the symptoms are significantly better than in previous years.

Before Chu Xuping promised Chu Xiqing to learn to make porcelain, after studying for a while, it turned out that porcelain making also requires talent, Chu Xiqing thought that he couldn't learn, not only the process was cumbersome, but also required extremely superb technology, difficult, but there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to give up.

Chu Xuping was originally not very happy with Chu Xiqing's attitude of giving up, but after thinking about it, there was really no need to learn, so he could take this opportunity to knock it out.

On the way back that day, there were many girls in cardamom or boudoirs peeking at Chu Xuping, but they were all ignored by Chu Xuping, Chu Xiqing still felt very strange, how could they all look at me?

After returning home, Chu Xiqing learned from his mother that he could break a good mood all day - Mr. Xueshu is back. I left temporarily due to something at home and the autumn harvest, but now I'm back.

Chu Xiqing, who was in a heavy mood, saw that his brother was looking at a map, and he had never seen any of the place names on it, out of curiosity, Chu Xiqing asked: "Brother, what kind of place is this, why have I never seen it?" "In the past, Chu Xiqing had seen a geographical map of Jingcheng and some of the surrounding counties, and he was sure that this was not around Jingcheng.

Chu Xuping replied: "This is a map of other states and counties, I am more interested in there, so take a look, maybe I will go there in the future." ”

Chu Xiqing's eyes lit up, and he said, "That, brother, can you take me with you when you go?"

Chu Xuping's eyes were complicated, he glanced at his younger brother, and said, "Of course." Then he added, "Are you ready to go back to school?"

Chu Xiqing pretended to be stupid, turned his head to look around, and said, "What? What is it? ”

Chu Xuping looked at his younger brother and smiled without saying a word.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the Chu Mansion, and Lu Liu went to open the door.

There was a middle-aged man standing at the door, and when he saw Lu Erhou, he asked, "I don't know if Chu Xuping Chu Gongzi is here?" ”

Hearing that he was looking for Chu Xuping, Lu Liulang shouted, "Eldest son, I'm here to find you." ”

Chu Xuping was very puzzled who would come to him at this time. When he came to the door, he found that it was a new face, which he had never seen before, so he asked, "I wonder why Your Excellency is looking for me?" ”

The middle-aged man immediately took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Chu Xuping, and whispered closely, "This is what my master sent me." ”

Chu Xuping didn't take it directly, but frowned and asked, "Who is your master?" ”

The man shook his head and said, "Childe will know at a glance." There are still important things to do, and I will leave. After speaking, he turned his head and left, not giving Chu Xuping a chance to ask anything more.

Lu Liu leaned in and asked, "Could it be that Gongzi is a friend in the capital again?" How can it be so mysterious? ”

Seeing the man leave, Chu Xuping thought for a moment, shook his head and said he didn't know.

Lu Liu closed the door and continued to do things, very knowledgeable and did not pester Chu Xuping to ask anything.

Back in the room, Chu Xuping opened the envelope, and after reading it, the content of the letter made him suspicious, and then he was relieved, and after digesting the information in the letter, the letter paper that was sandwiched between Chu Xuping's fingers burned itself without fire and turned into ashes.

After being silent for a long time, Chu Xuping got up and took a deep breath, pushed the door out, and said to himself, "You have to speed up." Some people are just thieves who are stupid to the extreme. ”

In the courtyard, Chu Xiqing, who didn't want to study, practiced boxing, and Chu Xuping sat aside and watched Chu Xiqing fight.

Chu Xiqing saw that his brother was coming, so he worked harder, and a set of actions did have that elegant feeling like clouds and wind, which was pleasing to the eye.

It was a call for work to make a deplorable dantian action, and then he stayed still, waiting for the compliment of sitting on it. However, after waiting for a while, he didn't say a word, and secretly glanced over there, and found that Chu Xu was staring at the tree in the courtyard, which made Chu Xiqing couldn't help but be discouraged, and asked angrily: "Brother, why are you staring at the tree?" Can it get up and practice boxing? ”

Chu Xuping didn't say anything, and said to himself: "This tree was like this when I was a child. And then there was no more follow-up.

"What?" Chu Xiqing was puzzled.

Chu Xuping turned his head to look at Chu Xiqing and said with a smile: "Brother, I may have to go back to the capital in a few days." ”

"Ahh So fast. Can't you stay longer? Chu Xiqing was very surprised, how long has he been back.

Chu Xuping shook his head lightly.

Chu Xiqing's face wrinkled, sighed, and then held his head high and said, "Brother, don't worry, I am at home." "Oh! It's so powerful, then we agree, you have to take care of your home. Chu Xuping was very happy and his tone was pleasant. got up and walked up to Chu Xiqing and touched his head.

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Qingxuanguan has an inner wall and an outer wall, both of which were made by the same person.

At this time, a little girl in a bewitching dress stood outside the outer wall of Qingxuanguan. Her dress is completely inconsistent with her age, and she has a sense of demonic evil.

She stood with her hands in her hands, made a slight gesture, and leaped over the outer wall.

As soon as he landed, there was a slightly sarcastic voice from Lord Xu Guan in the hall: "If you don't go through the main gate, you have to climb over the wall, there is a ghost in your heart, and you are a villain." ”

There was a Taoist priest sweeping the ground, and it was clear that the little girl was standing in front of him, but he didn't react in the slightest, and he didn't hear Xu Guanzhu's words, as if nothing had happened.

When the little girl heard this, she began to scold: "Old thing, the formation at the door has been made strongest by you, can I come in easily?" It's a little weaker here, and your mouth is getting more and more stinky now. ”

There was only a sneer in response.

The little girl who felt that she had a bad image of her gaffe snorted coldly, patted her chest lightly, calmed down, and jumped into the hall.

Xu Guan in the hall presided over the stroke of the symbol, the yellow paper deficit, and the lines on the charm were fully revealed.

Xu Guan didn't raise his head and asked, "What are you doing, aren't you here to let Poor Dao try the power of the new talisman?" ”

The little girl ignored it, turned around in the hall, and said casually: "Why, just let you Xu Daoye nest in such a broken Taoist temple, tsk, the emperor doesn't treat you well, huh...... But Jingcheng is a good place, there is that...... The momentum of Longxing. Then the two of them were silent, and only when Xu Guanzhu put down the pen did he say, "That knife is your handwriting?" ”

The little girl waved her hand and smiled: "It's just a small means." ”

Xu Guan picked up the whisk and put it on his other arm, looked at the little girl, and said, "You'd better not involve me." ”

The little girl sighed, with some vicissitudes in her eyes, and sighed: "After a long time, people will indeed change, and now I want to tell someone something wonderful, so I came to look for you, I was not like this back then." ”

"When a person is old, he talks a lot."

"Huh."

Lord Xu Guan walked directly to the outside of the hall, and a sentence came from behind him: "There is going to be a war, Xu Daochang." ”

Soon, the family knew that Chu Xuping was about to return to Beijing, so they went to buy a lot of things, and even a carriage, intending to let Chu Xuping take it away. During this period, Chu Xuping went to Qingxuanguan again.

However, what made Chu Xiqing feel strange was that it was obviously his brother who was leaving, why did his mother have to pack up her things.

After a few more days, the winter is getting stronger, and the autumn evening is cold, and the song is poignant, indicating that autumn is coming to an end.

Finally, under Chu Xiqing's interrogation, he knew why he was packing up his things - there was going to be a war, and he was close to Jingcheng. This is the news that Chu Xuping got from the capital, so he is going to move.

The whole family was busy packing up their things, and what they couldn't collect was sold. Chu Xiqing is sluggish these days, and the only thing that makes him feel relaxed is that he doesn't have to study for the time being.

Suddenly, one day, everything was loaded into the carriage, Mrs. Chu, Chu Xiqing and Chen Jin left Jingcheng in the carriage, and Lu Liu returned to the capital with Chu Xuping.

Soon after, on the day of the beginning of winter, King Cheng'an of the Great Zhou Dynasty led an army to capture Jingcheng, and more monks participated in the war, supporting the widow of the person who was seized the throne on the grounds that today's son was not right, and raised an army to fight.

More than a month, at the end of the year, King Cheng'an was defeated and beheaded. was charged with rebellion, and finally raided his home.

That day, at a roadside wine stall, when Chu Xuping was separated from his family, he found Chu Xiqing alone, gave him a brocade box, and advised: "Brother, this box is for you, and when you are tired of the life around you and want to go out, you will open it again." ”

Chu Xiqing grabbed Chu Xuping's sleeve and shouted, "Brother...... Won't you come with us? ”

How can a child really know what to say, I only know that it will be difficult to see it in the future, sadness is sadness, but I don't know how to express it.

Chu Xuping shook his head, gently pushed Chu Xiqing's hand away, turned around and went to the stall and brought two bowls, one bowl was water and the other was wine.

Chu Xuping handed the water to Chu Xiqing and said, "I always have to drink when I am separated from people in the capital, you can't drink it now, so replace it with water." ”

Chu Xiqing looked at the water in the bowl and drank it all, drinking it so fast that he even choked.

Chu Xuping smiled and said, "Xiqing, don't forget our agreement." Chu Xiqing nodded solemnly.

Then Chu Xiqing returned to the carriage with the brocade box. In the carriage, Mrs. Chu secretly wept.

Chu Xuping sat down on the bench on the side, watched the carriage get farther and farther away, and muttered, "Toast the east wind, and be calm." ”

Weeping poplar purple Moluo east of the city.

It's a pity that it's winter and there is nowhere to fold the willows.

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After a period of eating and sleeping, Chu Xiqing and his entourage came to their destination, Jiang County, Hanjiang County, coincidentally, Hanjiang County is very close to the ancestral hometown of the Chu family. The county order here is the younger brother of a friend of Chu Xuping in the capital, named Xia Yance, who went out of Beijing to serve as an official, which can be regarded as exercise.

Under his arrangement, the family soon found a place to live and began a new life in a foreign land.