In his heart, it was as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle, which was indescribable, Er Mazi put the long sword back in the sheath, looked at the mother with a calm expression, and made a final inquiry:

"Mother, yes...... Is it Daddy?"

The old man sighed, then nodded slowly, Er Mazi's hand holding the long sword couldn't stop trembling, and then said in a deep voice:

"I have no impression of my father, I can only vaguely remember that I was only four years old at that time, Xiaolin was three years old, like a fart chasing behind me to ask for candy, my father said that he was going to do things in other places, and when he came back, he brought us osmanthus candy, I was very happy, every day and every night I looked forward to my father's coming back soon, but this wait, I waited for thirteen years. ”

"I once asked where my father went, but you have been vague and refused to tell me the truth, since I opened this box, it is better to explain everything. ”

The old man's head was slightly lowered, and he didn't make a sound, as if he was reminiscing about the past, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke:

"Back then, I was a maid in a big family, and your father Liu Guang was a guard in the house, I fell in love with your father at first sight, so I asked the house to resign, stay at home to show some purse, sell to those ladies, and your father continued to work in the house, this day, life is also smooth. ”

"But it's a pity, although my mother and your father are in love, but they have been married for many years, and they are still not pregnant. ”

The old man said this, his eyes filled with deep sadness:

"In this way, although we have no children, we are still in love, this is also God's favor for me, in the blink of an eye, I have been married to your father for thirty years, and I have reached the age of fifty, and I have long since dispelled the hope of having children, but it was not until the arrival of that person that you and Lin Er were born. ”

"That day, I went down to work in the field as usual, and when I was just about to go out, I met a strange old man, although the old man looked a little old, but full of hair, but it was as black as ink, he was wearing an ordinary blue cloth coat, and a big blue gourd with piercing eyes hanging around his waist, leading a little girl, saying that he was passing by here, and wanted to beg for saliva to drink, I saw this, so I scooped a scoop of water for him, and by the way also took two corn cakes. ”

He took it, and then poured the water in the scoop into the big blue gourd around his waist, he said, can not take my water in vain, since this is the case, give me a diagnosis and treatment, as a reward, he called my pulse, who would have thought, this old man actually said on the spot the crux of the plague for the mother for decades, I thought, this is to meet the old fairy, let me have the honor to meet, what went down to the field to farm, all left behind, for the mother to make a gesture to lead their grandchildren into the house, the old man refused, just shook the water that had just been poured into his gourd, poured back into the scoop, handed it to me, said that drinking this water, you can conceive a child。 ”

"You know, I was already fifty years old, but I couldn't leave Liu Guang a son and a half daughter, it was always my regret, with the mentality of trying, I drank the water, who would have thought, after March, I was pregnant with you and Lin Er one after another. ”

After Er Mazi heard about this past, he couldn't help but be surprised, he knew that when his mother gave birth to him, he was already very old, but he didn't expect that there would be such a legendary story.

"Perhaps, mother, you can accompany me to this day, thanks to drinking that magical water. ”

Ermazi's tone was full of incredulity.

The old man nodded slowly, and she also felt that it was the sip of water she drank back then that was effective in holding out until now.

"After giving birth to you and Lin'er, my mother and your father were very happy, which made up for our regrets, but the good times didn't last long, and trouble finally came to our originally happy little family. ”

"Your father is a martial arts person, has been in the house as a guard, although not much earning, but it is more than enough to feed a family, there are many rivers and lakes, thirteen years ago, your father in Baiyue County, with his own Liu swordsmanship, has some fame, every day there is an endless stream of warriors to challenge, some young people, your father has rushed back, except for the real ability of the person, the others should not fight, over the years, your father does not know how many injuries, for the mother also gave advice, let him retire from the martial arts, but your father refuses, as the saying goes, often walk by the river, how can there be no wet shoes。 ”

"Finally one day, your father said to me, this time, he met a strong enemy, that person is more than 20 years younger than your father, he spread rumors outside, saying that Liu Guang is not as good as him, afraid of him, your father had to go to the war, but he was fifty-three years old at the time, knowing that he was powerless, I was afraid that there would be no return, I desperately stopped him, did not let him go, but your father secretly left by himself, leaving only a letter. ”

Although the mother didn't say what happened next, how could Er Mazi not understand that if his father wins, he will definitely return home, and now it has been thirteen years and there is no news, and the result is self-evident.

Er Mazi was still young at the time, and he really didn't know that his father was a person who practiced martial arts, listening to his mother's description, there were so many people who challenged him back then, and he must be very famous.

Holding the long sword in his hand tightly, at this moment, a trace of sharpness flashed in Er Mazi's eyes, and he said secretly:

"Since my father is like this, as a son, how can I insult his reputation, this time, my second son will definitely make a name for himself!"

He didn't think about looking for revenge on the people who competed in martial arts back then, although Er Mazi was not from the rivers and lakes, but he also knew that the martial arts competition in the rivers and lakes, whether he died or lost, he could only blame himself for being inferior to others.

The only remaining letter in the wooden box was taken out, the white cover of the letter was a little yellowed, but no one had opened it for many years, and it was still very intact.

On the cover of the letter, it was written: Liu Guang's book, the letter has been opened, and I think my mother has read it back then.

Pulling out the letter, Er Mazi unfolded the letter from thirteen years ago with apprehension:

Hongxiang, please forgive me for not saying goodbye, as a person from the rivers and lakes, this invitation, I must go, if I can't come back, I can only suffer you alone, raise Zhu'er and Lin'er, if I successfully keep the name, I will promise you, wash your hands in the golden basin, never participate in the disputes of the rivers and lakes, stay away from those bloody storms, accompany you and your children, and spend your life in peace.

The letter is very short, only a few lines, but Liu Guang's wife Hongyan has been firmly locked in a wooden box with a sword and close-fitting clothes, for thirteen years.

The old man quietly wiped away the cloudy tears from the corners of his eyes and lamented:

"Son, to inform your mother of these sad pasts, I just want to remind you that you are now going to walk the rivers and lakes, facing the same sword and sword shadow as your father, you must always remember, don't let the colorful world outside be blinded, reputation is important, but it is not as big as your own net worth. ”

Er Mazi carefully re-stacked the letter, for fear of the slightest damage, put the envelope in the placket, Er Mazi said in a firm tone:

"Mother, don't worry, I will never follow my father's old path!"

Three miles away from Tianyun Village, here is Jiyang County, a small county town under the jurisdiction of Baiyue County, which is much simpler than the prosperity of Baiyue County.

Liu Lin carried a basket on his back, walked on the bustling street, shook his head and hummed a little tune, only to see him walk into a noodle restaurant on the side of the street.

The noodle restaurant was a little deserted, and no one even greeted him when he entered the door, so he found a place to sit down, Liu Lin put the basket on the table, and shouted with ease:

"Dogs!"

The shopkeeper rushed over when he heard the sound, and then shook the towel on his shoulder that was stained with oil stains in a dashing manner, and said with a smile:

"Yo, Brother Liu is here, what's the matter, is it still a bowl of green onion noodles and two steamed buns today?"

Liu Lin had a hint of rebelliousness on his face, and then saw him take out a silver ingot of ten taels from his arms, and slam it on the table with a snap, and the pie was simply arrogant:

"What? Do you look down on you Brother Liu? Also steamed buns, from today onwards, Brother Liu I want to eat meat and drink wine every day!"

"Get me a bowl of beef shredded noodles, add a lot of meat, we don't miss this bit of silver!"

The little er, named Goudan'er, saw the silver ingots, his eyes were about to fall, and seeing that his attitude towards Liu Lin was more respectful, he hurriedly responded:

"Okay, okay, Brother Liu, wait a minute. ”

Liu Lin poured himself a cup of hot tea, took a sip of his stomach, the warmth rose from his stomach, it was very comfortable, Liu Lin had a faint smile on his face, this kind of pretending to be a master was what Liu Lin really wanted.

After a while, the beef shredded noodles had been served on the wooden table, and I saw that the big bowl was full of beef, and at a glance, there was no trace of the noodles, and the dog looked at Liu Lin and smiled:

According to Brother Liu's instructions, half a catty of beef was added to this bowl of silk noodles to ensure that Brother Liu ate comfortably and enjoyably. ”

Liu Lin has always ordered a bowl of green onion noodles and two rough steamed buns, which is only five cents in total, and he is not even willing to order a slightly more expensive meat noodles, adding a half-catty of beef like today, in the past, Liu Lin could not think of it.

The aroma of the beef is quite strong, which stimulates Liu Lin's taste buds fiercely, and he waved his hand to spread the dog's eggs, Liu Lin looked at the beef in the bowl like a hill, and his saliva couldn't stop flowing down, picked up the chopsticks, and ate a full mouthful, and a strong sense of happiness rushed straight to his head.

"叧slip~呲slip~"

A big bowl of noodles was pulled by Liu Lin in three or two bites, and he burped, Liu Lin squinted his eyes with satisfaction, he used to grovel to set up a stall, looking at people's faces and living for more than ten years, today he fell on the thigh of his second brother and brother, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways in the future!