Although Tao Yue said that he planned to go out of the city and return to Gaotaisu before the evening, Xie Wenzai, Cao Lu and others insisted on staying in the guests, and the general persuaded him again and again, and the escorts he accompanied him had to travel for a day and a night, and it was indeed very hard, so he finally relented and agreed to stay in Suzhou City for one night.

The Hai family's house has limited space, and on Wednesday, the general invited Tao Yue to live in his house, but Tao Yue politely refused. After discussing with Xie Wenzai and Haixi Cliff, Tao Yue decided to take two henchmen to stay at the Hai family, and the others borrowed to live in the General's Mansion on Wednesday, which could be regarded as a sign of goodwill to the Zhou family.

This night, Tao Yue and Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian lived in the same room, and slept on their feet, and they didn't know how late they chatted. The next morning, when everyone got up to freshen up for breakfast, Haitang won the task of delivering breakfast from her grandmother Ma, and she could also see her cousin and uncle with obvious dark circles on their faces.

Tao Yue's dark circles are not obvious. I don't know what kind of physique he is, he clearly didn't sleep well all night, and he had been on the road for a day and a night before, but he didn't see any fatigue. After getting up early and changing into clean clothes and carefully grooming, he looks like a middle-aged handsome guy who is energetic and temperamental.

Haitang put the hot breakfast on the kang table placed in the middle of the big kang in his cousin's house, and showed a lovely smile at Tao Yue, who was sitting on the side, and the two big eyes were brin, which was particularly pleasing. It is impossible for normal people to face such a cute little girl with a cold face.

Tao Yue is naturally no exception.

He subconsciously returned a kind smile to Haitang, and asked her kindly: "Are you Hai Shi's granddaughter?" Who is your father? How old are you this year? ”

Begonia replied crisply: "I will be ten years old in a few days!" My father's name is Haidingcheng. ”

Tao Yue was stunned. He originally thought that Haitang was the daughter of Hai Chang'an, but now he remembered that those old friends who had to be pardoned and returned to the dynasty had mentioned that Hai Xiya's son was named Hai Dingcheng, who entered Suzhou Wei many years ago and died in a battle with the Hu people.

Several old friends mentioned that because Haixiya lost his only son, when Haixiya mentioned that he wanted to move to Guazhou, they were not embarrassed to object. At that time, they all heard the news from the capital, and knew that the prince born to Sun Guifei was about to become a prince, and everyone lost confidence, thinking that they had no hope of returning to Zhaoxue in this life. Although Guazhou is remote and bitterly cold, there is no Sun family to block everyone, and everyone can have a quiet life, so they all left Suzhou with the Hai family.

When Tao Yue first learned about this, he still complained that Haixi Cliff was not well arranged. But think about it carefully, he is a sesame petty official, and he has no way to go around, what else can he do except retreat again and again? He has protected Xie Wenzai and others for twenty or thirty years, during which he has delayed his future, and he has always had no regrets, compared to Xie Wenzai's family relatives and friends who stood by and watched, his character is more reliable. Compared to Tao Yue himself, he seems to be more like a safe and reliable friend. Tao Yue began to reflect, obviously he didn't make proper arrangements, didn't think about it enough, and didn't help his friends in time, how could he have the face to blame the benevolent gentleman who really helped his friends?

Tao Yue sighed, then smiled again and reached out to touch Haitang's head: "Good boy, your grandfather and your father are both heroes, and you are not bad to think about." ”

Haitang replied to him with a brighter and more lovely smile, tilted his head and said, "I just need to be a good child of my grandparents." Grandpa Tao, I heard that you are here to talk to Hu He. After the peace talks, will we not be fighting here anymore? ”

Tao Yue smiled and asked her, "Why are you asking this?" ”

Haitang sighed deliberately: "My brother wants to be a hero like his father and go to the battlefield to make military achievements." But grandpa said that he was too young and could not go until he grew up. But if there is no war in Suzhou, and my brother can't go to the battlefield when he grows up, then how can he be a hero? ”

"What kind of hero? You kids, do you think it's fun to go to war?! Xie Wenzai walked over, his face was not very good-looking, "Okay, go back to your grandfather and grandma for breakfast." In the early morning, running around on an empty stomach, you are not afraid of blowing a cold wind and turning around to have a stomachache. ”

Haitang responded with a smile, and then ran back to the Sanjin courtyard in a hurry. When she passed by the east wing, she gave her brother who was standing at the door a look, and then Haijiao took her knife and walked to the middle of the courtyard, and began to practice the knife technique, and very carefully chose the most skillful and skillful moves.

Before practicing the knife, he had actually practiced arrows, but he didn't go out to run circles. It's a pity that there is not much movement in the practice of archery, and the guests in the second courtyard don't seem to pay much attention.

The blade sliced through the air, and the whistling sound immediately reached the second courtyard. Xie Wenzai stood in front of the door, watching his cousin and nephew practice martial arts as diligently as usual, and his face couldn't help but show a little worry.

Tao Yue sat on the edge of the kang and ate breakfast unhurriedly, catching a glimpse of his friend's expression, and vaguely guessing his thoughts. He took a sip of the hot soup and said lightly: "Thank you, if you don't want to see your cousin's only grandson follow his father's path and die on the battlefield at a young age, you should consider my proposal last night." Now is not the time to look ahead and hesitate, when did you become so indecisive? ”

Xie Wenzai looked back at him, wanting to speak again and again, but he never said anything.

After a while, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian also finished freshening up in their own rooms and came over to have breakfast with them.

After learning that Xie Wenzai was entangled in what was going on, Lu Bainian said to Tao Yue: "Brother Nanshan, you can't blame Lao Xie for this. Originally, we didn't care where we went, before the Battle of Suzhou last year, Brother Hai planned to take everyone back to Yongping's hometown. Now he will stay and serve, firstly, because the generals of Suzhou Wei invited him and promised to promote him, he also wanted to be promoted a few more levels before he said goodbye, and he would be dignified and dignified, and when he returned to his hometown in the future, he would also ask his hometown to take a look; The second is for the sake of children. Haijiao, the eldest grandson of the Hai family, will join the army sooner or later, and slowly improve his qualifications in Zhili, where can he have more opportunities to make meritorious contributions than this northwest border city? Suzhou Wei promised to let Haijiao directly enter the army two years later to make up for the lack of eight grades, and became an officer, and he would not be a big soldier again if he didn't make mistakes in the future. Even if Brother Hai is for his grandson, he will stay in Suzhou for a few more years. ”

The reason why Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian did not return to the Central Plains after being pardoned was that on the one hand, they were disappointed in the imperial court and had no intention of resuming themselves, and on the other hand, they turned against their relatives after being exiled and completely broke off contact. Now Haixiya wants to stay in Suzhou for the future of himself and his grandson, why are they embarrassed to leave him? At present, Haixi Cliff needs their help in official business, and the reef boys also need their teaching. Whether it is for the friendship formed over the past 30 years, or to repay the kindness of Haixi Cliff over the years, they can't go.

Tao Yue understood. He glanced at Xie Wenzai, and then looked at the sturdy young man who was skilled in knife practice outside the door, and smiled slightly: "This thing is easy to do." It is human nature that Hai Shi wants to achieve something in his career and hopes that his grandson can have a good future in the future. But these things don't have to be asked for in Suzhou? It's up to me, and I'll make sure it's all in order, so that everyone is satisfied. ”

(End of chapter)