When the 30,000 people gathered together dispersed, it was like a crumbling sand house, and every grain of sand left its original position.

But Pei Ye was still in the crowd, and he saw the gray hair at a glance.

Pei Ye didn't expect this elder to really come here, obviously the affairs of the county were still very busy, and the road was rough, so Pei Ye persuaded him not to bother at that time.

But the old man smiled anyway, and when he saw him, he first raised his arm to support the young man's arm, looked him up and down, sighed with satisfaction, and then gently patted the young man's shoulder,

"Uncle Chang, the road is far away and cold, you really don't have to come." Pei Liquid Road.

"What is this called cold, when it snowed heavily a few years ago, I ran to the state city once in the month of Layue - Master Huang knows." Chang Zhiyuan held the young man's wrist, and the two walked forward along the flow of people, "I'm willing to come and see you." ”

At this time, an official walked by next to him, and interjected with a smile: "Chang Xianling's body is tough at a glance, and some mountain roads are not in the way." ”

"Haha." Chang Zhiyuan arched his hand to others.

But Pei Ye turned his head, but his eyes were stunned for a while. From his point of view, the old man's half-white hair was at first, and although it was neatly dressed, some fine dryness and unkempt could still be seen. The former is the richness that has been taken away by age, but the latter is a clear proof of the old man's weakness and failure to tie it tightly.

Looking further down, the official uniform is skewed in some details due to the old, and the wrinkles on the face are also soft and visible. For a sixty-year-old man, this appearance can still be called tall and clear, but it is not the same as the sword-like stiffness in Pei Li's memory.

For the ignorant boy who had undergone a sudden change at that time, in the darkness of those two days, this figure was the most reliable backbone in his heart, as hard as iron. At this time, it turned out that it actually had a lot of looseness and weakness.

Pei Ye suddenly had a trance that he had grown taller again, but it could also be that after the great changes and fatigue of the old man, his back was a little rickety.

So then he remembered that the old man in front of him was unrelated and childless, and now, those friends and peers who knew each other and worked together were gone, and the old man was lying alone on the bed in the rain at night a few days ago, not knowing what he was thinking.

So, "I'd like to come and see you." ”

Pei Ye was a little sad for a while, and leaned closer to the old man, he knew that he couldn't accompany the old man for a few days, and he went to Shenjing, and he didn't know if there would be a day to return.

Chang Zhiyuan didn't know what Pei Li was thinking, he took out a pear from his arms with a smile, green and clear, and handed it to him: "It's the last one this year." ”

“.” Pei Ye smiled, took it, and took a crispy and sweet bite.

"You fought so hard today, and the adults praised you."

Pei Ye smiled: "Actually, it will only start to be difficult tomorrow." ”

"Of the eight people, it seems that only one of you is four lives."

"Not bad." Pei Ye sighed.

"How many wins can you win tomorrow?"

"Well, that depends on the drawing." Pei Ye chewed the pear and smiled, "Ten days ago, I thought that I would have three lives, and it was estimated that I could enter the top four." Now that there are four lives, if you can't get it, you can only reach the top four - there are many more masters than expected at the time. ”

Then he glanced at the tall woman who was following him: "If you meet Jun Xue in the first game, you may not even be able to reach the top four." ”

Zhang Junxue looked up unexpectedly, her eyes glazed.

Chang Zhiyuan looked at the woman with a smile, turned his head and said: "It's still the same words, since your talent is high, you don't have to rush, your own safety is the most important thing." ”

"Hmm."

"You won the quarterfinals, in fact, it has been something that Fenghuai has not done for many years. Even if there are seven counties in the state, aren't you the only two of you in the top eight this year? When you step down today, adults are speculating about how you and Miss Zhang will perform tomorrow. ”

Pei Ye laughed: "Then let's see what ranking I can make tomorrow." ”

He turned his head to look at the woman, but Zhang Junxue was looking at the other side, her expression a little stunned.

Pei Ye looked down and saw that most of the tall people with knives were standing on the side of the street, it was the Zhang family who came to participate in the same situation, but now among them, only Zhang Junxue was still on the field.

At this time, they also looked at each other with different faces, as if they wanted to say something and stopped.

Two days ago, when Pei Ye and the woman sat under the ring and chatted, they had seen these of her kindred.

The tallest is the third elder brother, who always has the most words; On the other side of the sitting, the eldest brother of their generation, who played the craziest with them when he was a child, and now has learned to pretend to be serious when there are many people; The shortest one is the young sister, who is the third uncle's family who led the team, and she used to have the best relationship with her sister.

When the woman introduced the brothers and sisters in such a clear way, she sat ten feet away from them, watching them laugh and talk and complain to each other about the opponents she had encountered.

And there was a relaxed silence on her face.

When it was time to disperse, Zhang Junxue walked over and followed them silently, and those who saw her nodded slightly, and there was no more to say.

But this time it was different.

The woman is undoubtedly the center of these seven or eight eyes now, and the stiffness and embarrassment can still be clearly seen, but everyone still wants to show a smile on their faces.

A five-life person can sit firmly in a normal year, not to mention that a woman is only in her early twenties, which can be regarded as a rare encounter in the Zhang family for ten years.

Even though there are contradictions, just as Zhang's father "swears to live and die together", in the past year, the Zhang family has not removed their branch because of discussions in the county. The same clan is still the same clan, and the stands are also sitting together, at this time Zhang Junxue entered the quarterfinals with five lives, and the Zhang family is reasonable and should be congratulated by her.

It's just that just as Zhang Junxue was stunned, a few people over there were obviously a little hesitant.

Pei Ye immediately realized that this was an opportunity to break the ice, he gently took Zhang Junxue's arm, and the woman looked over a little dazed. Pei Ye motioned for her to come over, but the woman's body just stiffened and didn't move.

Pei Ye was about to say hello to the other side first, but when he turned around, he saw that someone had already walked over.

It is the eldest brother Zhang Junxue said, Zhang Junyan.

"Master Chang, Pei Shaoxia, I am fortunate to be honored for a long time." The man first bowed his hand to say hello, if this is serious, it is indeed pretending to be leaky, he looked at the woman on the side, and said with a gentle smile: "Jun Xue, enter the country so quickly." ”

"Hmm."

"What about the fourth uncle and fourth aunt, are you still eating out tonight, why don't you go back to your residence together?"

Daddy is waiting in front." Zhang Junxue replied with the first half of the sentence, "."

"Okay, then Jun Xue, you can go back," Pei Ye nudged her and smiled at the man, "I originally said that I would have a chat with Jun Xue first and then let her go back." ”

"Okay." Zhang Junyan smiled and arched his hand.

Then he looked at Zhang Junxue, who came to his side, and didn't know how to make the wrong string in his brain, and suddenly said: "Should Pei Shaoxia call us sister." ”

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"Haha." The man rubbed his head stiffly and tightened his face, "Just kidding, that, I wish Pei Shaoxia good luck tomorrow." ”

"Thank you."

Pei Li now believes that he is indeed pretending to be serious.

Pei Ye watched the two walk back, and he was indeed not treated coldly. Regardless of the previous relationship, everyone tried to appear natural, with a faint smile, a warm gaze, wanting to express kindness but not too much enthusiasm.

The two elders of the Zhang family who met under Guanliu downstairs the day before yesterday also stood in it, the expressions of these two people were much more natural, with sincere joy on their faces, one pointed to Guanliulou and said something, and the other pressed down his arm and signaled Zhang Junxue, as if to say that now is not the time to feast, delaying the woman's preparations for tomorrow.

Zhang Junxue stood among several brothers and sisters, awkwardly answering questions from different people, and she could indeed feel her embarrassment and stiffness, but the flush on her face was also real.

Pei Ye smiled, waved at her, turned his head and left with Uncle Chang and the others.

However, when he came out of the martial arts field, he saw a person who made Pei Li stop his gaze, it was Gu Guang, who had just been defeated, and he was talking to Xiao Qiu, who had won a round of defeat.

Seeing Pei Li, the tall man first cast a slightly surprised look: "Pei Shaoxia, when I came out, I seemed to see Jun Xue with you?" ”

Pei Ye smiled and turned around: "She left with the people of the Zhang family, saying that she wanted to eat and celebrate." ”

"Oh." Gu Guang nodded and thanked him, and said with a smile, "Then I'll look for her later." ”

Farewell to the two, as soon as the sky was dark, Pei Ye took the old man to stroll and chat on the street, until the lights and candles were all over the street and the bright moon was hanging high, and then he returned to Cuiyu's courtyard.

However, although the aroma of the meal was strong, there was no girl who said she was waiting.

"Let's sit down and eat first." Chu Nian greeted him warmly, greeted Chang Zhiyuan cautiously into his seat, and then turned his head to Pei Li and said, "There was a news from the people who were chasing the head of the Zhang family just now, and the junior sister went out with the master, she said that she would go to the state government for a trip, let you and Lord Chang eat first, and then meet Lord Chang when she comes back." ”

"The head of the Zhang family has been found?" Since he and Li Wei were like going to the state office, Pei Ye sat down as he said.

"Doesn't seem to be." Chu Nian shook his head and sat down as well, "The two of them left after receiving the news, they were indeed in a hurry, but they didn't panic. ”

Pei Ye nodded, since he left a message, then wait for the girl to come back, now it is not a polite relationship with each other, if he really needs his help, Li Yiqing will definitely not let him eat with peace of mind.

Pei Ye picked up the chopsticks and took a piece of fish belly first.

Then he smiled and put it in Uncle Chang's bowl.

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"Zhang Junxue doesn't eat fish." Zhang Junshu said coldly, and several people came out of their hearts.

This third brother does talk a lot, and on such an occasion, if he is missing, he must seem extremely jerky.

The Zhang family sat down and chatted with each other, the first two days were not the time to eat at the same table, but at that time, everyone was chatting about each other, and today it was necessary to take Zhang Junxue as the center.

When they maintained a relationship before, everyone still felt that it was more natural, after all, those things were in the past, and the anger and resentment would disappear sooner or later. But at this time, if you really want to repair the relationship, the closer you sit, the more obvious the coldness and estrangement.

It's a thing that takes some effort.

Therefore, when Zhang Junyan moved the fish plate to Zhang Junxue's place, Zhang Junshu's sentence was the first unintentional conversation.

This is an allusion when I was a child, the adults were not at home, twelve-year-old Zhang Junyan volunteered to cook for his younger brothers and sisters, brought a big carp out of the small pond, and after a fire like salt and snow, he took out a black and hideous plate.

The other younger siblings had already run away, but only Xiao Zhang Junxue was stunned, watching the things that the eldest brother was holding slowly retreat.

Zhang Junyan said this is a fish, sister, you taste it, five-year-old Zhang Junxue said brother, this is not a fish, Zhang Junyan stubbornly said that this is a fish, Zhang Junxue said with a crying voice that it is not a fish. In the end, Zhang Junxue still took a bite under Zhang Junyan's persecution, and cried out with a "wow".

Later, when the adults came back, Zhang Junyan was naturally beaten up, but in the next two years, Zhang Junxue had to say "I don't eat fish" every time she was asked what she wanted to eat at dinner.

Thinking of this past, everyone returned to the kindness of their childhood, and you laughed every word, and talked about interesting things with this dull sister.

Zhang Junxue has been introverted since she was a child, but what makes her even more silent is the many things on her way to grow up - including often accidentally breaking her siblings into mud when playing games, and then wringing her hands without saying a word.

Zhang Junxue lowered her head, her face turned rare red, and the whole person was so embarrassed that she was a little soft, but the happiness that rose from the depths of her heart still made her ears red.

It's really good today, I have resolved the knot with Brother Gu, and the former brothers and sisters have also begun to accept themselves again. The woman has been walking alone in the dark for a year, and she can face everything in silence and hardness, but it doesn't mean that she likes this feeling.

Nine months ago, she was just a stuffy gourd hiding behind her sister's back, but now she's almost cast herself into iron. Although there is a deep hatred in the future, she has now regained the softness she once had.

Everyone also discovered a new side of this sister at this time, when she was a child, her sullen and vigorous appearance was very interesting, everyone liked to play with her, but then as she grew up, she became a little withdrawn. Now the darkness is swept away again, although it is still silent, but there is no such thing as a twist and a tangled thing, but a kind of directness and brightness hidden in the depths.

The atmosphere became more and more harmonious, and the topic gradually opened, and the brothers and sisters began to ask the woman more things word by word, eagerly interviewing her about the feeling of the top eight, and curiously inquiring about the young head of Cuiyu who had been in the sky in recent days, and the young man Pei Ye who suddenly appeared.

Zhang Junxue answered one by one, her cheeks were rosy, and her feet under the table were slightly cocked.

(End of chapter)