The table that had been withdrawn from the table was filled with dishes by the husband and wife involuntarily because of An Xingguo's return. Rao is An's family and son stopped repeatedly, but they couldn't stop the interest of the two.

This time, An Qing rested aside, but she didn't stop, pulling An Xingguo to ask this and that. An Guangmao personally rolled up his sleeves to cook, went to the backyard vegetable field in the dark to cut a handful of leeks, and beat four or five eggs in a row.

Hu Buxi and Zhao Wu'an retreated to the side in amusement and did not make a sound. Of course, An Xingguo didn't turn a blind eye to these two people, and when he was free, he asked An Qing where the two people came from.

An Qing blushed slightly, leaned into An Xingguo's ear and said a few words. An Xingguo's face immediately sank.

Zhao Wuxin said that it was not good, this big brother seemed to be a character who was not easy to mess with.

"Oh, big brother, don't be like this, Zhao Jushi is a good person......" An Qing grabbed An Xingguo and babbled a lot. An Xingguo listened to himself, frowning and pondering, but his expression eased a lot.

Zhao Wu'an and Hu Buxi squatted side by side in the courtyard, looking up at the moon blankly.

"Boss. Hu Buxi took a straw in his mouth, and said thoughtfully: "If you marry An Wazi, get married, buy a big house, and live somewhere, what should I do?"

"What did Xie Hui and Jiang do when they entered the sea, what should you do with me. Zhao Wu'an said lazily.

"That boss, you are not as rich as the old man, if I provoke any enemies in the rivers and lakes, you can't help me settle it, boss. Hu Buxi smiled bitterly, "Why do I Lao Hu wander the rivers and lakes, isn't it just to protect you, the boss." When you leave, I really don't know where to go. ”

"Go to Bianliang to find Zhu Nanzhan?" Zhao Wu'an asked tentatively.

Hu Buxi was stunned, and shook his head suddenly: "That girl still forget it! A girl who can put down Lao Hu and me with one hand, I don't dare to count on it in this life!"

Zhao Wu'an smiled: "What kind of calculation are you making in your heart, I can't see it clearly." ”

Hu Buxi laughed twice and touched his head.

At this time, a thin figure walked out of the house, and it turned out to be An Xingguo.

Zhao Wu'an and Hu Buxi were stunned for a moment, and Zhao Wu'an took the lead in standing up.

An Xingguo looked at him and said, "Xingguo is away all the year round, and the last time I returned to the province, my little sister was not as tall as her waist, and now she is going to get married." As a brother, I still feel a little sorry in my heart. ”

Zhao Wu'an was relieved: "Defending the country and defending the border, what the husband has done, there is nothing to be guilty about. But Wu'an wants to thank the eldest brother for the people of the Central Plains. ”

An Xingguo said with a smile: "It's nothing, there are more than 10,000 frontier brothers, and I'm just one of them." It's just that I haven't taken care of my family for many years, and I don't even dare to say much about my little sister's lifelong events. I, who am an elder brother, have not seen my brother-in-law until today, which is really ......"

He spoke and lowered his voice, tears flooding his eyes.

Zhao Wu'an hurriedly said: "Brother has any advice, but it is." Wu'an is by no means a treacherous person, and if there is a mistake, it will be corrected, and if there is none, it will be encouraged. ”

"Hehehe, you don't have to. An Xingguo shook his head leisurely and said with a smile, "The rules of the An family have been set a long time ago, and the marriage of children is determined by themselves, and parents and elders will never interfere." I say this just to get acquainted with your brother-in-law. People in the army are not good at words, and they are offended. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Zhao Wuan hurriedly returned the salute.

At the door of the house, An Qing jumped and leaned out half of her body: "A few big men, what are you whispering?"

An Xingguo looked back and smiled: "I'm persuading you, a Zhao Jushi, to go back and eat at the same table with us." ”

An Qing was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Then come in." Zhao Wu'an, stop grinding. ”

After disagreeing and being pulled onto the thief ship, Zhao Wuan had no choice but to follow An Xingguo's steps to the house.

"Mother, don't worry about it. Before entering the house, An Xingguo whispered, "She is a well-known knife-mouthed tofu heart in ten miles and eight towns." But my second brother, Annan, may jump out of somewhere and point at your nose. Since he was a child, he loved An Qing the most. ”

Zhao Wu'an was stunned.

Back at the table, the An family was as lively as ever, and Zhao Wu'an, who had already eaten enough, sat silently on the side holding half a bowl of rice and was stunned. To say that Hu Buxi is still wise, even if An Xingguo played such a play, he did not follow up in principle, and continued to be in a daze in the courtyard alone.

Now that the family at this table is reunited after a long absence, whether it is an anecdote or a rumor in Qingdi Township, it can be said that there is no end to the conversation, and outsiders can't intervene in their conversation even if they want to.

Qingdi Township has always been quiet, and An Xingguo has not changed much in the past many years, it is nothing more than which family married a foreign daughter-in-law, and which family bought a piece of land at the foot of the mountain.

The case of the green ghost that happened on the mass grave last year can be said to be fascinating without adding oil and vinegar, An Guangmao said for a while, stopped and thought for a while, and talked for half an hour.

When An Guangmao said that Duan Bangcai committed suicide with a peach blossom folding fan, the anger in An Xingguo's eyes turned slightly to sadness. Finally, when I heard that on the official road at night, when the green ghost repaid the favor, the sad color gradually turned into joy.

"Zhao Jushi really turned the tide, and his reputation is well deserved. He complimented sincerely.

Zhao Wu'an couldn't pretend not to hear it now, and hurriedly bowed down and said humbly: "It's just a big luck." ”

"What happened to the green ghost now?"

"He still lives in the ancient tombs, but people often go to deliver food, and during the Spring Festival this year, he also came to the village to help with a lot of hard work. An Guangmao said with a pleasant color.

Zhao Wu'an also knew at this time that the green ghost had been in contact with the people of Qingdi Township until now. Thinking that the strange and strange people who do not leave the tomb on weekdays can walk in broad daylight and carry New Year's goods for the residents, my heart swells up with warmth.

An Xingguo also sighed: "Thousands of miles away from home, I feel that my hometown is more nostalgic." Xiliang's side, this kind of thing can't happen. ”

A look of concern wrapped around Mrs. Ann's brow. She asked softly, "How has the side plug been all these years?"

"Not so good. An Xingguo shook his head.

"Not good?" An Qing bit her chopsticks and widened her eyes.

"There is no movement in leaf making, but between northern Tibet and southern leaf making, there is inexplicably more nomadic force, which is said to be the Xia people who were wiped out in the Gobi. They are proficient in smelting, and most of their people are brave and good at fighting without losing to the Khitan. Every autumn harvest when the grass withers and yellows, the army will be raised into the country, although the scale is not large, but it is difficult to besiege and exterminate because of the gathering and dispersion, and the division of troops and guerrillas is annoyed by harassment. ”

Zhao Wuxin moved, and asked, "Can someone play the banner of the Greedy Demon Palace?"

An Xingguo thought for a while when he heard this, shook his head and said: "I have indeed heard of this name, but it is not used by that group of Xia people, the Greedy Demon Hall seems to be just a native of the Mobei Gobi Foreign Sect, and he has recently entered the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Zhao Wu'an frowned.

An Xingguo saw Zhao Wu'an's appearance, although he didn't know why, he also guessed that he might be investigating the matter, so he said: "But I don't have any evidence, saying that this Greedy Demon Hall has nothing to do with those Xia people." Actually, I think that there are people in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"What does this mean?" An Guangmao asked in a daze.

"In previous years, they only launched small attacks after autumn, and the purpose was to loot food and cloth, not kill people. This year, however, they sent troops eleven times in April, and each time they would go straight to our army's border camps, first attacking with fire, and then covering up and killing, not caring about the supply of food and grass, but devoting themselves to slaughtering our soldiers. ”

An Xingguo paused, raised half a bowl of wine in the cup, and drank it all.

"I'm lucky. From the deserted city of Kangneding in Northern Tibet to the Yepixia Pass, the Song army built a total of 12 fortresses, and only the one I was in was not attacked.

"Since May, the border generals have ordered the abandonment of the 12 fortresses, the whole army retreats 30 miles, and the soldiers who have been withdrawn from the front line, regardless of their age, will be given a chance to return home and save their relatives. ”

An Guangmao was stunned: "That's why you came back." ”

"Yes. An Xingguo nodded, his sword eyebrows frowning, "So although I am home, the border is ...... It's really not peaceful. ”

Zhao Wu'an was silent.

The An family looked at each other without saying a word for a while, and An Guangmao started talking again, which suddenly aroused An Qing's interest, and the family continued to chat.

The night was silent, and there was silence outside.

Seeing that the night was dark, Zhao Wu'an put down the dishes and chopsticks, said a word of interruption, and left the table first. When I came to the courtyard, I saw Hu Buxi sleeping soundly on the ground and sleeping soundly. He couldn't bear to be disturbed, and walked out the door silently.

The alley was pitch black, except for a few faint frogs in the lotus pond in the distance, the world was silent.

Zhao Wu'an closed the door sideways, stood in the alley, and was silent for a while.

Then, he spoke: "When the wind in the backyard rose, Lamei tilted her head, but the treetops above my head barely moved. It's okay for you to deceive others, so confident that you are showing off in front of me?"

The air was silent for a moment, and then, a half-figure peeked out from the corner of the street.

Zhao Wu'an glanced at the shadow, unfazed, "If the An family knew that the three children had come back today, they might be so happy that they couldn't sleep all night." ”

"That's what I thought, too, so I wanted to let them sleep well, so I didn't bother for now. ”

Zhao Wu'an snorted, "Where did you go after that night in Bianliang City?"

"I left a letter for Qing'er and withdrew. Wen Chuanyu didn't have the heart to make any more troubles, what use could I have if I stayed there?"

Zhao Wu'an was silent for a while, his expression solemn.

"I have one last question for you. ”

He paused.

"What does the Greedy Demon Hall want to do? In Bianliang, you have clearly lost a lot, but you still don't want to stop. ”

The figure on the corner was silent for a long time.

"We are not all gone. As long as the hall master is still there, even if I am not the king of Zhu, the Greedy Demon Hall has not yet lost. ”

Zhao Wu'an frowned and said, "Annan, this is not an easy way to go. ”

"Of course I know how hard it is. The figure in the corner said, "But I don't care." I am not on this path for myself. ”