Originally, a few days ago, when Ah Yu fell asleep, he was used to not having Ah Tan with him.

Hum a song to her, or tell her a few short stories, listen to her intermittently say something innocent, and soon she will fall asleep.

But today, I wanted Ah Tan to cry a lot, and I refused to sleep.

In the end, she could only start from the Shenmen and press a few acupoints on Ah Yu's body, and the internal breath penetrated to calm her nerves, and after a while, she closed her eyes and breathed evenly, like a fairy.

This room was originally slept by the third sister, and most of the space to the west was filled with clutter.

It's all from a village, and it's not very particular, he came to this room when he was young, and Ah Tan and his second sister slept here, Ah Tan slept in a bed facing west, and the second sister slept in the bed where he and Ah Yu were lying at the moment.

I remember that at that time, my father-in-law had a very high status in Ewha Village, and he was regarded as a big man on and off the mountain.

Because my father-in-law had an ancestral skill in striking iron, even people from Xinjin County rushed to buy the ironware he forged. It can be said that there is no shortage of fame, status, and wealth, and the life of Atan's family is also excellent and carefree.

At that time, many people in the village looked at the two sisters and wanted to marry them.

If it weren't for the forging hall to open the branch to Xinjin County, the father-in-law would not have been down, and the Ah Tan family would not have experienced the taste of decay.

The branch hall of the forging hall was opened in Xinjin County, and three groups of people from the rivers and lakes came one after another, without a clear statement, but everyone knew that these people were all sent by the forging hall.

After their father-in-law's ironware business was patronized by them, the business could not continue, and he could only live on one acre and three points of land.

A family can go from poor to rich, but not from rich to poor, not only can they and their families stand it, but others will also step on their feet.

The world is cold and warm, just like winter and summer, there are natural details to be found, and there is no escape from the laws of nature.

Later, he married Ah Tan and went to Chang'an.

This Lihua Village and his father-in-law's family have become a frozen picture scroll in the reminiscence.

Bringing Ah Tan back, he is like walking back into the picture scroll, turning back into a familiar and involuntary little man.

He speaks the words of his hometown in his mouth, and thinks of distant things in his heart.

Ye Yunsheng clenched his fists, in the dark, in the house where Ah Tan used to be...... He wanted to drink.

There are footsteps approaching, he has been polishing his internal skills day and night for many years, and he has long been perfect, and his ears can distinguish subtleties, and when he hears it, he knows that his mother-in-law is looking for it.

He was afraid of waking his daughter, so he pushed open the door first and came face to face with his mother-in-law.

"Ah Sheng, has Yu'er slept?"

The mother-in-law's face was facing the moonlight, and he couldn't see it really, and he didn't want to use his internal breath, so he answered in the blurred darkness.

"Slept. ”

"Hey, I'll just come over and tell you, otherwise you and Yu'er will live until the New Year, just in time to participate in the third sister's wedding ceremony, and drink before leaving?"

"It turns out that the third sister's marriage is decided. But I still have important things to do in Chang'an......"

Before he could finish speaking, his mother-in-law hurriedly said: "In addition to her father, there is only you as a brother-in-law in the family, where can the second sister be counted on in Yanyun? If you don't stay, her father will be a man in the family, up and down the mountain, it's not a joke for them!"

Ye Yunsheng hung his head, in fact, it was a good choice to go back to the village under the mountain and ask someone to help build a yard.

What else is worth remembering in Chang'an? Missing Ah Tan's home? Changing the owner's former site of the Xinyi League? The location of the noodle stall in the East Market is as bad as in the past?

But the biggest problem is that he, Ye Yunsheng, can stay in the village with Ah Yu, and say goodbye to the sad, ruthless, and lonely Chang'an, but Zimo, Qingzi, and Ah Tan can no longer leave, can't go, can't escape.

They will always stay in Chang'an, and they will not be able to go anywhere.

"Ah Sheng, I also grew up watching you...... I know, you dared to run away with the Jianghu people when you were a baby, and you walked for ten years, where did ordinary people do it when they were young. I can't persuade you......"

The mother-in-law slowly drew closer, and looked around unnaturally for a moment, as if she was afraid that someone would hear her.

"You have your big business, you have to go, you can't stay, and I can't force it. I thought about it later, Chang'an is the ancient capital of the city, there are many people who go south and north, they have silver in their pockets, and it is also quite good to sell noodles in the city. You see, you and Ah Yu have a yard in Chang'an, and they have a regular business, and they don't have to worry about food or clothing, but they are much better than those of us who sit on the mountains and rely on the water here!"

Closer, the mother-in-law's face can be seen without internal breath, but he was about to raise his head, but he lowered it again.

"Ah Tan has saved a lot of silver at home, and often reminds him to pay tribute to the adults in the family when he returns...... The package was left in the house, and I went to get it...... This time I came back, in a hurry, and I never had a chance to take it out. ”

The biggest income this year is to save Zhao Yu, and the reward given by Zhao Yuanwai is one hundred taels of gold. This money was later given to Ning Yaoyue, although she had a close relationship with the Ning family, but she had to ask the rider to rush to Lingnan from Chang'an to help deliver a letter to Lao Yun, one hundred taels of gold, which was not much.

Later, he asked Lao Yun to borrow some silver, saying that he borrowed it, but in fact he would definitely not pay it back, and if he really wanted to return the silver to Lao Yun, Lao Yun would beat him to death—it was not worth beating him for a little silver! Of course, being a brother with Lao Yun has always been borrowed but not repaid, and it is not difficult to borrow again.

From Chang'an to Lishan in Xinjin, the normal expenses, there is still some loose money on the body, but you can't take it out, and the only thing that can be taken out is only fifty taels of silver.

"Official, in the robe at the bottom of the cabinet, there are fifty taels of silver obtained from being used as a sword, don't forget. ”

The silver was put in a cloth bag by him, and he never found a chance to give it away for the past two days.

It's not to blame the mother-in-law for asking for money, the Great Song Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the wedding customs have changed many times. Let's just say that Shudi, after Li Shun's uprising, after a peaceful rebellion, the wealth is no longer rich, but by the official family and the court many targeted, exploited, the people's life is difficult;

For example, at the beginning of the year in Chang'an Dong City, a family received about 20 taels of silver for the dowry, and the woman's family paid about 100 taels of makeup, which was five times. And the dowry of this woman in Shu is basically about ten times the bride price.

He even handed over the cloth bag to his mother-in-law, and he didn't know what kind of regulations the matchmaker invited to talk about Na Zheng, so he just hoped that he wouldn't accept too much, otherwise his father-in-law and mother-in-law would have to pay for the coffin.

Originally, there was only one child in the family, and it was good to get married later. But others in the village don't see it that way, the girl is too old to get married, and the family can't hold their heads up.

Ah Yu hugged the quilt tightly, as if holding his mother.

He touched his daughter's face.

In the past, he liked to touch his daughter's face, as if he was touching happiness and hope.

But tonight, he couldn't touch anything.

Even in the dark, there is an irrepressible restlessness, not to mention tranquility and quietness.

At this time, he felt ridiculous, and he patted Ah Yu's acupoint in front of him, so that she could calm down and fall asleep well.

But now he himself could not keep quiet......

He sat down for a while, and in the darkness there was not a trace of wanting to sleep. He wanted to drink, he wanted to make a sword trick, and he wanted to return to Chang'an.

There was no sound in the entire Ewha Village on the mountain.

It was as if everyone but him was asleep.