Back in the camp, Shi Liang asked for Xiu Mu as soon as possible, but was intercepted by Lu Pei. Lu Yicheng was very remorseful for Lin Jian's feedback on the very poor experience, and bluntly said to the leaders who were temporarily summoned into the middle tent by him that he had no time to take into account the hint of the Yujie guard on the wine table of Mingyue Lou that night, and he neglected the distinguished guests who came from afar, and made such an oolong.

"Fortunately, the head of the army leader Bai Yanshi is my old disciple, and considering the past feelings, this kid has revealed a favorable news to us in advance: that Deacon Lin will definitely return. In short, I am determined to fulfill the friendship of the main land, so that the original guests are as satisfied as home. Lu Xingshou stood up in the middle of the field, patted the table, and set the final tone of work.

Seeing the chief's arrangement, the leaders of the platoon immediately nodded their heads and pounded garlic, they had been sitting in the tent for about two hours, and the greeting work for the next few days had been preliminarily finalized.

When the "short meeting" was over, Shi Liang, who had never been worried about his home, couldn't wait for the dawn of the next day, and took leave overnight and ran back to Yangjiawan. The moon is like a sickle, the fields are as dark as an abyss, and most of the small candles in the farm have been extinguished, although Shi Liang has walked many times on the field path home, but the military men who are hurrying to the night road with a small lamp are still walking a little bumpy today.

Lin Muyan, what Yang Hao reminded is already obvious. I didn't expect that the stupid girl I inadvertently saved would have such a background, and it would be the daughter of the bloated and luxurious Deacon Lin who visited the Jade Festival several times. The two have been together for a long time, and Shi Liang naturally knows that Mu Yan has always had some unspeakable suffering, so she is never willing to mention her past to anyone.

Touching the darkness in the middle of the night, walking on the country road that he was already familiar with in life, Shi Liang, who had been thinking about it, finally knocked on the wooden door of the Shi family's courtyard.

"Who!" In the rapid knock on the door, the little girl's slight inquiry was heard in the distance. The voice was clear in the silence of midnight, with some sleepiness in it, and of course a little timidity, which seemed to be a little fear of the unknown.

After a while, the dim candle flame lit up in the inner room, reflecting the shadows of the courtyard and diffusing the faint shadows outside the walls.

"I, Shi Liang. Mu Yan, quickly open the door. Shi Liang walked too quickly, and his voice was still a little panting.

"Ahh Brother Xiaoliang! You wait! The girl in the room let out a coquettish cry, followed by the sound of cleaning up. After a while, a shadow shook out of the courtyard that lit up with a "squeak", and in the sound of "stepping" and brisk footsteps, it should have hurried to the back of the thick wooden door.

The bolt was pulled out halfway through, but it was inserted back into place with a "click".

"Uh-huh! Brother Xiaoliang, if it's really you, you go to the middle and let me see if it's really my Brother Xiaoliang. Behind the big wooden door, the little girl's alert command voice soon came, and she should be peeking out carefully through the crack in the door.

Shi Liang shook his head a little speechlessly, but he also knew that this was the little girl's astuteness and carefulness when she was used to being alone, so she took two steps back very obediently and stood in the center of the crack in the wooden door. Then, fearing that the light would not be bright enough, the man brought the small lamp in his hand in front of him, so that the dim light could illuminate his face hidden in the night, and make the black eyes that glittered in the door more clearly.

"Bang dang!" After checking her identity, the door was open, and a girl who was a little disheveled in clothes rushed out of the door, jumping up and down in surprise: "Brother Xiaoliang, why are you coming back today!"

Looking at the oncoming girl, Shi Liang was very sure that she still had a deep dependence and attachment to herself as before. All this has slowly made men a little accustomed to it in the two years of getting along, which is why Shi Liang is so nervous.

"Let's go back to the house." Shi Liang's expression was a little solemn, but he still habitually patted the head of the girl who had just hid in his arms. Mu Yan should have just come out of the quilt, her plush and loose hair was already untangled, long and draped to the back waist, a floral smock was draped over the shoulders, and inside was the thin clothes and pants of a peasant woman, short and just right to expose a little of the girl's fair and slender figure.

The little girl looked at Shi Liang, who had already walked to the back room, her face was very abnormal, and her heart tightened for no reason, but she inserted the latch very obediently and followed behind the man. The inside of the house was much hotter than outside, and Shi Liang, who was hurrying back, was more irritable, and felt that he was a little breathless.

It's been a long time since I've stayed in my house so late, the man is a little uncomfortable, and he was about to get up and open the doors and windows, but he saw Mu Yan, who was trotting into the inner hall, already brought out a glass of cool water, and a small pu fan under his arm.

"Brother Xiaoliang, drink slowly, there are still a lot of cold water in the house." The little girl was as well-behaved as ever, and while the man was drinking water, she had already helped Shi Liang gently shake the little fan. In the past two years, the two have begun to form a tacit understanding of taking care of each other.

Shi Liang hid things all the way in his heart, and put down the water cup after a little relief from the heat, but he didn't know how to speak for a while, and he thought about it for a long time before he said: "Xiaoyan, your surname is Lin, right." ”

When Mu Yan heard this, her gentle smile was obviously stagnant, her pupils shrank suddenly, and her voice trembled a little: "He's coming to me, right." ”

Seeing the girl's reaction like this, Shi Liang was pity and a little overwhelmed, gently grabbed Mu Yan's little hand, squeezed it gently, and comforted softly: "It's okay, he hasn't come yet." ”

"Wow!" Mu Yan's emotions instantly lost control, and she hugged Shi Liang, tears raining down, "Woo-woo-woo-"

The crying sound lasted for a long time, so that the man who was at a loss for a moment could only twist his hand and raise his hand, gently patted the girl who was like a tearful person, and gently and quietly asked tentatively: "Two years ago, he actually came to you, right?" ”

The girl didn't answer, and her shoulders were still unstoppably shaking, crying non-stop. Shi Liang had to continue to comfort softly: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll protect you." ”

"Woo woo-" Mu Yan's crying still didn't stop, and she couldn't talk about answering Shi Liang's question. The girl's intermittent crying continued for a long time, and the fear that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time began to be slowly released. Mu Yan choked and said intermittently: "Brother Xiaoliang, he is a demon, do you know?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay. He didn't come, he didn't come. It's just me here. Shi Liang could only continue to be gentle and powerless comfort. The man didn't dare to ask any more questions now, for fear that one of his unintentional words would make the girl in his arms collapse again.

This is the second time in so long since Mu Yan met a man that she has shown such a lost soul in front of him. Shi Liang didn't know how to imagine what the girl had gone through, but he knew that the father who would make Mu Yan, who had always been lively and cheerful, so frightened and cowering and bent on escaping, must have failed to the extreme. This made him feel extremely solemn, and he had to think about how to deal with the upcoming bloated high-ranking official in the future.

Mu Yan cried for too long, Fang Xin was already in chaos, and she was no longer willing to let go of Shi Liang's sleeve tightly. Time flowed down the tears of the pear blossom girl bit by bit, and quietly disappeared. It was the first time Shi Liang hugged Mu Yan so intimately, gently patting the back of the girl who was now curled up like a little girl, whispering softly, and coaxing softly, all else he could do was to wait patiently for this girl to slowly calm down.

The dim candlelight danced from time to time as the air slipped in along the edge of the window, silently swaying the shadows of young men and women. The man gently shook the small pu fan in his hand, sending a gentle breeze to Mu Yan in his arms, Shi Liang's black training clothes that he still hadn't had time to replace at this time had already had a faint white mark, salty and salty with girl's tears, sour and sour with summer sweat.

I don't know how long it was, but I waited until the little girl hiding in Shi Liang's arms snored slightly. Mu Yan probably vented her emotions too much, and her body finally fell asleep after she couldn't support it. The man full of pity gently picked up the girl who was lying in his arms and had already flowed out of Halazi, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a while.

"Tomorrow may be terrible, but this girl needs a good night's sleep now." Shi Liang endured the soreness of his arm, and sent Mu Yan back to the bed in the inner room like hugging a princess. Shi Liang, who hadn't walked into his room for two years, was a little uncomfortable for a while.

The quilt on the pink sheets is already naturally sunken, just forming the shape of a petite person. Shi Liang naturally stuffed Mu Yan, who had fallen asleep in his arms, into the middle of the quilt. Pulled up the corner of the quilt on one side, but brought up a lot of clothes that were obviously stuffed indiscriminately, and I don't know if it was just changed at night, or the clothes that had been washed by the third aunt next door yesterday.

There was a ceramic round bottle on the side table, and there was a withered branch inserted in it, but it was now slightly cracked because no one had taken care of it for a long time. Shi Liang shook his head speechlessly, amusing in his heart: "This girl is the same as Xiaohua, and she is sloppy on weekdays. But he kept in his hands, so naturally he had to help clean up the room.

"Brother Xiaoliang, save me!" The girl's sudden cry startled the man. Putting down the clutter in his hand, he hurriedly looked back at Mu Yan, who was still asleep, and confirmed that she was talking in her sleep, "Good brother, you can take me to run quickly." ”

"Good, good." Shi Liang muttered to himself, and didn't pay attention to whether he heard it when he secretly squinted his eyes, and continued to clean up the room that should have belonged to him.