Although Xu Xinnian often despises his rude father and eldest brother in his heart, his father is his father, and it doesn't hurt to despise him, so he can't be slandered by outsiders.

Therefore, hearing Zhao Panyi's accusation, Xu Xinnian first quickly calculated the age of himself and his sister in his heart to confirm that he was biological, and then he was furious, brushed his sleeves and sneered:

"Zhao Panyi, you keep saying that my father is ungrateful, what evidence do you have?"

The Battle of Shanhaiguan took place 21 years ago, his age was 20 years old, Lingyue was 18 years old, and the time was not right, so he and Lingyue were not orphans of the Zhou family.

Zhao Panyi scoffed: "Everyone has been dead for 21 years, and there is evidence of a fart." But Xu Pingzhi's ingratitude is ingratitude, and Lao Tzu is guilty of slandering him?"

Xu Erlang didn't believe it, and waved his hand: "Come on, tie this fang to me." ”

The soldiers who cooked the meat had been paying attention to the movements here, and when they heard the words, they drew their swords one after another, and swarmed over, surrounding Zhao Panyi and other thirty soldiers.

The soldiers under Zhao Panyi drew out their knives, and confronted their comrades with a fierce face, although they were injured, although they were outnumbered, they were not afraid at all...

Being on the battlefield is like being in hell, and since the expedition, they have been fighting with the Yasukuni cavalry in turn, and their anger has long been cultivated, and no one is afraid of death.

Zhao Panyi pressed his hand, signaled his subordinates not to be impulsive, spit out a mouthful of phlegm, and said disdainfully: "Lao Tzu doesn't work hard with his comrades, unlike someone, if there is a father, there must be a son, they are all ungrateful dogs." ”

Xu Erlang's face was gloomy, and he shouted, "Tie up." ”

The soldiers rushed up, knocked over Zhao Panyi and the others with the handle of their knives, tied them up, threw them aside, and then continued to go back to cook horse meat.

Zhao Panyi was still scolding there, scolding the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the Xu family, along with his daughters.

Xu Xinnian ordered his soldiers to plug Zhao Panyi's mouth, so that he could only whine and no longer spit fragrant.

"Family matters?"

Chu Yuanzhen saw that his brows were tightly locked, and he smiled tentatively.

Xu Xinnian shook his head, looked at the ground not far away, and said hesitantly: "I don't believe that my father will be such a person, but this Zhao Panyi's words reminded me of something." So leave him behind first. ”

When he was a teenager, the relationship between the eldest brother and his mother was not harmonious, which gave his father a headache, so his father often said that he and his uncle fought against each other, and the uncle blocked the knife for him and died on the battlefield.

Xu Erlang has heard it since he was a child, and now, this Zhou Biao, who appeared inexplicably, seems very unreasonable and weird.

He looked at Chu Yuanzhen and said, "You seem to have a way to contact my eldest brother?"

Xu Erlang is quite cautious, there are no outsiders here, wouldn't it be good to just say the book from the ground........... Chu Yuanzhen stretched out his hand and took out the fragment of the book from the ground and asked, "Do you want to contact Ning Yan, tell me, what's the matter?" ”

Xu Xinnian glanced at the fragment of the book from the ground in surprise and said, "You tell him about this place and ask him to find my father for verification." ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw Chu Yuanzhen writing on the mirror surface of the small jade mirror with his hand.

.............

The sunset was completely swallowed by the horizon, the sky was green, Xu Qi'an finished dinner, taking advantage of the fact that the sky was blue and dark, and he was not completely shrouded in the night, so he comfortably ate in the yard and accompanied Xiaodouding to kick the shuttlecock.

Little Douding can't control his strength very well, and always kicks the shuttlecock into the outer yard, or kicks the ground into a hole.

Her strength has grown too fast, has she only cultivated the forging method of the Force Gu Department for a few months?Is it her luck or mine.......... Xu Qi'an was almost stunned.

"Lina, what's going on with Suzune? ”

He turned his head to look at Lina, who was sitting next to her, peeling oranges and eating them.

Hearing this, Lina wrinkled her nose: "I said that Lingyin is as strong as a calf, full of qi and blood, and is a good seedling of cultivation power Gu." You don't trust my judgment?"

This good seedling is too good, I'm almost sour.......... Xu Qi'an held the shuttlecock in his hand, looked at the shallow pit at Xu Lingyin's feet, and said helplessly:

"She can't control her strength yet, and if she's not careful, she'll overdo it, so in terms of cultivation, take it easy. ”

Xiao Douding is a lively and active child, and more sticky aunt, at the beginning of the year to go to school, when he came home, he rushed into the hall with a small schoolbag on his back, and launched a reckless bull charge towards her mother's round peach buttocks.

Now that I'm at home, I'm not so clingy to my aunt.

If you don't want to go out again.......... And with her current strength, the Xu family may have three more motherless children.

"Oh!"

Lina nodded, she remembered, Suzune was not a child of the Force Gu Department, the children of the Force Gu Department could use violence unscrupulously, and they were not afraid of hurting their families.

And if you break the utensils and items in the house, you have to be careful of your parents' unscrupulous use of violence against you.

But the ringtone is not good, the Xu family is ordinary people.

Xu Qi'an is satisfied, although the little black skin in southern Xinjiang is a simple girl, but the advantage of being simple is that she is not coquettish, obedient and sensible.

The same question, replaced by Li Miaozhen, she will say: Don't worry, from now on, the training intensity will be doubled, and it is guaranteed that she will be in control of her strength in the shortest time.

Replaced by Lin'an: Then don't learn, let's play together.

Replaced by Cai Wei: How boring the practice is, let's eat.

Replaced by Huaiqing: Are you teaching me to do things?

At this time, a familiar palpitation came, and Xu Qi'an immediately left Xiaodouding and Lina and walked into the room.

Finding a fragment of the book from under the pillow, it was Chu Yuanzhen who initiated a request for a private chat with him.

[Three: Brother Chu, how is the war going north?]

[Four: The war is difficult, but it is good, and each has its own victory and defeat. I'm looking for you to ask you for one thing on behalf of Erlang. 】

More than ten seconds later, the second paragraph came over: [Four: We met a general banner of Yongzhou Xi County named Zhao Panyi, who claimed to be good brothers with the second uncle of the Xu family during the Battle of Shanhaiguan. 】

[When he saw Xu Erlang, he scolded Second Uncle Xu for being an ungrateful person, because Zhao Panyi, Second Uncle Xu and a man named Zhou Biao, the three of them were good brothers of a team, fighting against each other on the battlefield. 】

[Later, Zhou Biao blocked a knife for Second Uncle Xu and died on the battlefield, Second Uncle Xu vowed to treat the other party's family well, but Second Uncle Xu broke his promise and never visited Zhou Biao's family for 20 years. I don't believe that there is such a thing, so let me pass the book to you and ask you to inquire about Second Uncle Xu. 】

Xu Qi'an almost wrote a reply with a trembling hand: [Wait for me!]

After putting away the fragments of the book from the ground, he did not immediately go to the second uncle, but poured himself a glass of water and drank it slowly, and when the water was drunk, his hands did not tremble.

"Squeak........

Opening the door, Xu Qi'an walked to the east wing with an expressionless face and knocked on the door that showed candlelight.

Second Uncle Xu was wearing regular clothes, walked over to open the door, and said with a smile: "Ning Yan, is there something wrong?"

Xu Qi'an opened his mouth, closed it again, said it for a few seconds, and asked softly: "Second uncle, do you know Zhao Panyi?" ”

Second Uncle Xu was obviously taken aback, his eyes widened slightly, and he was stunned: "How do you know the brother I made in the Battle of Shanhaiguan back then, let me tell you, that is my brother who has been a friend of life." ”

Xu Qi'an nodded: "Why didn't you contact you later?"

Second Uncle Xu shook his head and smiled: "You don't understand, in the military career, the sky is different, each has its own responsibilities, and after a long time, it will fade." ”

Xu Qi'an still nodded, and asked again: "Then you must know Zhou Biao too?"

Second Uncle Xu looked at his nephew, his thick eyebrows furrowed, "What's wrong with you today, why do you know about Zhao Panyi and Zhou Biao?"

Xu Qi'an shook his head lightly: "Second uncle, you answer me first, did Zhou Biao die in battle?"

"yes, it's a pity for a brother. ”

"How did you die?"

"Back then, we were sent to intercept the corpse soldiers of the Witch God Cult, and Zhou Biao died in that battle. Second Uncle Xu was full of sighs.

"Didn't I block the knife for you?"

"What nonsense, it's your father who blocks the knife for me. ”

“.........”

A bleak autumn wind blew, under the eaves corridor, the lanterns swayed slightly, the candlelight swayed, and Xu Qi'an's face was cloudy and uncertain.

"I know, thank you Second Uncle........."

After a long time, Xu Qi'an said astringently, and then, in the confused eyes of Second Uncle Xu, he slowly turned around and left.

Second Uncle Xu watched his nephew's back leave, returned to the house, and the aunt in a white dress sat on the bed, bent her two long legs, and looked at a folklore comic book.

Comic strips are specially developed for children and illiterate people like aunts.

The glamorous and plump aunt didn't raise her head, looked at the comic book intently, and said, "Ning Yan is looking for something with you, I heard what you are talking about, brother." ”

Second Uncle Xu frowned and said in confusion:

"It's strange that you asked two brothers who were born and died with me during the Battle of Shanhaiguan. But one has died in battle, and the other is far away in Yongzhou, so he shouldn't know him.

"I also asked me if Zhou Biao blocked the knife for me, am I so weak on the battlefield, this one is for me, and that one is for me. ”

The aunt raised her head, looked at him with dark and smart eyes, frowned, and said, "Wait, who's coming?"

"Zhou Biao, you don't know, that's my brother when I was in the army. ”

Auntie shook her head, "No, I remember him, when you came back from writing a letter to your family, you seemed to have mentioned this person, saying that you could survive thanks to him or something." I remember that the letter was read to me by Ning Yan's mother. ”

It's a pity that the family letter from 20 years ago is long gone.

Second Uncle Xu's face froze suddenly, and he looked at his wife in disbelief, as if he was looking at a madman.

..........

[Three: Tell Erlang that there is indeed this person, and it is the second uncle who has failed others. 】

After sending the book, Xu Qi'an gently buckled the fragment of the book on the table, and said softly: "You go out first, I want to be quiet alone." ”

Not far away, Zhong Li on the small collapse looked at him cautiously, dragged embroidered shoes, and tiptoed away.

The door of the room was closed, and Xu Qi'an sat at the table, for a long, long time, without moving, like a sculpture.

..........

In the far north, Chu Yuanzhen was silent for a moment after reading the biography, and turned his head to look at Xu Xinnian beside him.

Seeing the other party's expression, Xu Xinnian's heart sank suddenly, and sure enough, he heard Chu Yuanzhen say: "Ning Yan said, what Zhao Panyi said is true. ”

Xu Xinnian's face was extremely pale, he was silent for a while, drew his knife, and walked towards Zhao Panyi.

Zhao Panyi's eyes widened fiercely, staring at Xu Xinnian, and his mouth made a "woo" sound.

His subordinates cursed as if they were facing a great enemy.

The soldiers who were eating the meat soup also heard the sound and looked over.

Xu Xinnian reversed his wrist, cut the rope with a knife, threw the knife aside, and deeply said: "It's my father who is not a son, and the father pays the debt, whatever you want, I will be up to you." ”

Zhao Panyi stood up slowly, both disdainful and puzzled, unable to understand why this kid's attitude had changed drastically.

He sneered: "Xu Pingzhi is sorry for the person who is not me, what are you acting with me?"

Zhao Panyi spit out a mouthful of phlegm at Xu Xinnian's feet, leaned over to pick up the saber, untied his subordinates, and prepared to take people away.

"Wait!"

Xu Xinnian shouted and said, "The brothers are all injured and hungry, stay and bandage them, drink a bowl of meat soup and leave." ”

Seeing that Zhao Panyi didn't appreciate it, he immediately said: "Your matter with my father is a private matter, and it has nothing to do with my brothers." You can't ignore the life or death of my soldiers for the sake of your own personal vendetta. ”

Xu Xinnian successfully said that Zhao Panyi was moved, he was reluctant, reluctantly stayed, and sat around the campfire, sharing the crispy and fragrant meat soup with his colleagues, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Xu Xinnian returned to Chu Yuanzhen's side, stared at the jade mirror in his hand, and was surprised: "That's how you used this to contact my eldest brother?"

Chu Yuanzhen snorted and smiled freely: "Of course, the book from the ground can be passed on thousands of miles away...........

His smile suddenly froze, he twisted his neck inch by inch, and looked at Xu Xinnian blankly.

"What's wrong?" Xu Xinnian said blankly.

"You, don't you know, fragments of the Book from the Ground?" Chu Yuanzhen opened his mouth and spit out word by word.

"What is a fragment of a book from the ground?" Xu Xinnian was still at a loss.

Wow........ Chu Yuan took a few steps back in shock, and his voice was a little sharp: "You're not number three?!"

"What's Three?"

Smack......... The fragment of the book in Chu Yuanzhen's hand slipped off his hand and fell to the ground.

...........

Late at night, Xu Qi'an got up from the desk, opened the door, looked left and right, and saw Zhong Li holding his knees, leaning under the window, and falling asleep.

He sighed, leaned over, put his arm through the crook of his leg, and picked her up, the touch of his arm round and rich.

Back to the room, put Zhong Li on the small collapse, cover it with a thin blanket, it's autumn, if you don't cover her with a blanket, with her aura of bad luck, she will definitely catch a cold tomorrow morning.

"Hoo ........"

Blowing out the candles, Xu Qi'an also shrank into the quilt and fell asleep.

When sleepiness hits, the last thought is: I seem to have overlooked something very important!