Xingzhou, Julu County, Shahe City.

There is a river outside the city, called "Hushui", also known as "Tateshui", which is a tributary of the Dasha River.

Like the stars holding the moon, a few children surrounded a taller boy of slightly older age and used crude nets to catch shrimp on the embankment. There was a thin child outside the five zhangs, alone in the pile of mud, from time to time raised his head to look at the people who were fishing for shrimp, his eyes were full of envy. In the distance, a man with a hat led a black horse and walked unhurriedly among the ridges.

"There you have it!"

"Pull the net!"

The children shouted excitedly.

The embankment made of big bluestone has been eroded by the river all the year round, and at this time it has just been washed away by the rain, and the road surface is slippery, and the big child is so excited that the soles of his feet slip and fall into the river with a "tom". Where had the children seen such a thing, and they wept and scattered in all directions.

At this time, the thin baby in the distance found a long branch out of nowhere, and ran quickly, trying to pull up the person who fell into the water. But the man panicked and fluttered, but farther and farther from the shore, and saw that it was about to exceed the length of the branches, and still had no intention of catching it.

The thin little baby shouted at the man who had fallen into the water, telling him to calm down and grab the branch.

Said that it was too late and that was fast, the figure of the person wearing the hat in the distance was more than three feet in a flash, and then a little toe actually flew up, like a swallow across the water, if there is a clear-eyed person here, you will be able to see that this is a sword sect's "shape-shifting and shadow changing technique" and "Feiyan Gong" Dai Dou Li's manpower is about to end, and when he is about to fall, he uses a trick "Feiyan sweeping the waves" - one foot taps the water surface, uses the force to make the air again, picks up the person who falls into the water with his armpit, and glides towards the embankment.

When the emaciated boy saw the two of them coming ashore, he immediately rushed to ask "How is the fat tiger?"

The boy called Fat Tiger was still frightened and didn't say a word, just knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to his life-saving benefactor. The thin baby bowed down and said, "Thank you to the old fairy for saving your life." ”

The man took off his hat, about thirty years old, with a Chinese face, thick flat eyebrows, majestic eyes, a nose like a gall, and a resolute look. It was Qin Keji who went to Lu County to deliver a letter and returned here.

Qin Keji saw that the two of them were like this, one was trembling like a frightened bird, and the other was thin and shy but looked like a young man, laughed heartily, reached out and patted the fat tiger on the shoulder, and said: "If the body is fine, go home and change clothes quickly, so as not to catch a cold, and pay attention in the future." ”

The fat tiger responded, turned to the thin baby and said, "Wuji, thank you." I bullied you like that on weekdays, and now you are willing to save me, which makes me so ashamed. ”

Qin Keji understood that it was still an act of repaying grievances with virtue, which was interesting and interesting. He was bored on the road, so he had the heart to make fun of these two dolls and asked, "Where do the two little babies live and what are their names?"

Fat Tiger deliberately showed himself, and grabbed the words: "My name is Fat Tiger, his name is Yan Wuji, and they both live in the city. My father was a servant of Xingzhou Mansion, and his parents died, and he lived with his uncle. Speaking of fatherlessness and motherlessness, Yan Wuji glared at Fat Tiger fiercely.

"Fat Tiger, let me ask you, Shicaiyan will tell your parents when you go home?"

"Back to the benefactor, I must tell Daddy and let Daddy go to the house to thank him. In today's class, we learn from the "Spring and Autumn Period: Cha Wei Chapter", Confucius said, "The husband and the sage can change the customs, and the teaching can be given to the people, not only for their own deeds", and if they do good deeds, they should be known and praised, so that more people will do good deeds. ”

Qin Keji's face was solemn, slightly displeased, and he asked Yan Wuqi again: "What do you think of this?"

He replied indefinitely: "It's just a trivial matter, so naturally you don't have to worry about it." My uncle taught me that it is enough to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and it is my duty to do such righteous things. ”

"Good, good, good!" Qin Keji said three good words. "It's a good part of my life, it's funny and interesting. ”

Qin Keji's smile made Fat Tiger at a loss, and he muttered in a low voice: "Confucius obviously said so, and Mr. taught him the same, is it wrong?"

Qin Keji asked Yan Wuji again: "Is there anyone else in your family, what is your uncle's business?"

"I was originally from Ye County, my parents died early, and I had no uncles and cousins at home, my mother entrusted me to my uncle in the same county before she died, and I moved here with my uncle three years ago. My uncle was a Langzhong who opened a shop in the city, called Jimintang. ”

"Ye County people....Ye County people... Doctor...... Moved three years ago. Qin Keji muttered with a strange expression.

"Jimintang, your uncle's surname is Li, and his official name is Yongpan?" Qin Keji's entire cheeks twitched with excitement.

Yan Wuqi replied in 1510: "My uncle's surname is Li, but I don't know what the official name is." ”

"Yes, yes, little baby, take me to see your uncle, he is my old friend!" Qin Keji looked very anxious.

The two came to Jimin Hall first, and the little maid in the hall said that the master had gone home half an hour ago, and the two hurried to Yan Wuji's house.

"Uncle, an uncle has come looking for you. Indefinite shouted.

A short and sturdy man came out of the side door of the main room, after Qin Keji saw this person's face clearly, he knelt on the ground with a "bang", this cold kneeling scared Yan Wuji, and the short man somehow recognized him when Qin Keji raised his head.

"Qin Daxia, why did you come to Xingzhou, why did you run into my nephew?" Li Langzhong walked briskly as he spoke, helping Qin Keji, who was kneeling on the ground. "Let's go, Qin Daxia quickly enter and speak. Then he immediately instructed the maid to look at the tea.

"Engong called me a hero, it really tormented me, if it wasn't for Engong's rescue four years ago, I and Clumsy Jing would have been underground souls, where else would there be any heroes. ”

Li Langzhong said: "How old is Qin Daxia and me, then you and I will be commensurate with brothers, and be more comfortable, Brother Qin must not shout any more kindness." ”

Qin Keji nodded yes, and said with emotion: "It has been four years since Xingyang hurriedly parted, and after my injury healed, I went to Ye County to look for you, wanting to thank you for saving my life, but I searched for it several times to no avail, and then I heard from other Langzhong in the county that you had moved." I'm really confused, Yecheng is not too far from Julu, and I don't even know how to inquire around. ”

Both of them laughed. Li Yongpan instructed Yan Wuqi to go to the inner room to greet his aunt first, and said, "Neiko is in poor health, so it is inconvenient to come out to meet Brother Qin." How did the eldest brother meet Wuji, and how do I know that he is my nephew?"

Speaking of Yan Wuji, Qin Keji suddenly had an idea in his heart, but he didn't say anything. just told Li Yongpan everything that happened by the river today. The two of you come and go, chatting so much until the moonlight.

"Don't hide it brother, this doll of yours is smart and enthusiastic, I like it very much, I have the heart to let him worship in the One Sword Sect, personally raise and cultivate him, and it can be regarded as a little revenge for saving his life back then, I don't know what you think. ”

Hearing this, Li Yongpan was overjoyed, he went out to buy medicinal materials all the year round, and he knew what kind of status the First Sword Sect was, and now he was willing to pass on the business to his nephew, which was a great joy. After thinking about it carefully, there was a trace of concern, and said: "It is a blessing for a child that the eldest brother is willing to teach indefinitely, but ...... Although my husband and wife regard him as their own, but after all, they are the son of my brother-in-law, and they are alone in me on their deathbed. Besides, I am afraid that the neighbors will misunderstand me and say that I have treated my nephew badly. ”

Qin Keji also felt reasonable, and when he was in a dilemma, Li Langzhong said: "Let's have dinner first, the eldest brother will stay with me for the night today, and I will reply to the eldest brother tomorrow after discussing it with Neiko." ”

At night, Li Langzhong informed his wife of this matter, but he didn't want his wife to be so open-minded, Mrs. Li said: "Sister is on her deathbed, you and I should do our best to raise an indefinite adult, but Langjun only thinks about his reputation, but he doesn't want to think about it, how can the high-ranking One Sword Sect be touchable by you and me ordinary people? Brother Qin is willing to take in indefinitely, it is his creation. Since he was a child, he has been smarter than ordinary children, so should he follow you and me when he becomes an adult, and be mediocre in this three-foot prescription pharmacy? Wouldn't it be a waste of his child's talents? What parent in the world does not want his child to be both an adult and a mature child, and I believe this is also my sister's long-cherished wish. Hearing his wife say this, Li Yongpan had a plan in his heart.

The conversation between the two of them was listened to by Yan Wuji outside the door, and Wuji's tears flowed down instantly. He was lonely since he was a child, his father died early due to illness, his mother was overworked, and he died two years later. Now his aunt is going to send him away, how can the child know the painstaking efforts of adults. Sometimes it's not good to be too smart, and everything is suspicious, he knows that his aunt is pregnant, and he will inevitably think that his uncle has his own child, so he doesn't want him anymore.

I didn't sleep all night......

Early the next morning, Li Langzhong told Qin Keji his intentions.

Qin Keji was overjoyed, and Li Langzhong wanted to keep him for a longer time.

Qin Keji understood his thoughts, and comforted: "How can the virtuous brother not know what Qin is thinking! It's just that first, I was ordered to do things, and I was anxious to go back to Huashan to return to the senior brother in charge; second, since the child already knew that he was going to go far away, too much delay would inevitably increase the parting mood, which was not good. Virtuous brother can rest assured, you have a life-saving grace for my husband and wife, I swear with the sword in my hand, I will definitely return you a civil and military all-round talent in the future! I have no children under my knees, two years ago I adopted a daughter of the deceased, the age is similar to that of the indefinite, the two also have a companion together, I will treat the indefinite as a son-in-law, if the indefinite homesickness, I will arrange for him to go home and meet you at any time. ”

Seeing that Qin Keji was so earnest, Li Yongpan didn't want to say anything more, and wanted to prepare for the two of them to entangle and arrange servants, but Qin Keji stopped them one by one.

Li Yongpan sent the two out of the West City Gate, broke a bunch of willow branches on the side of the road, grabbed a handful of loess, and handed them over to the indefinite period. Watching the two of them disappear into the ancient sunset road, they were reluctant to leave for a long time, and those who traveled far away did not cry, but they couldn't cry when they said goodbye.