On the third day, Ye Qing took Jiang Zinan and her mother Jiang Qiao's family to present the tablet of the deceased Uncle Jiang to return his soul to his hometown.

The convoy is not large, just three ox carts and ten soldiers, but it is a standard spirit delivery system.

Ye Zifan sighed at the door, went back, and the people along the way were all standing with their hands down, making way for him, and while he was walking, he pondered: "I rewarded 300 acres to Lu Shangjing, and appointed the director of Xiangtian Hall, this is a thousand gold to buy bones, and personally send my father's followers back to their hometowns, which is a show of loyalty and praise." ”

"One is a reward, the other is virtue, this is really amazing in attracting people's hearts, at a young age, how can you know so much thought?"

Ye Qing didn't know the idea of the road, only to see the autumn wind blowing, the black canopy ox cart along the mountain road, gradually going deep into the west, the mountains are stacked, the mountains are red and yellow, and when you hear the ape howling wolf, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous.

It's just a funeral car, there is not much oil and water, plus there are personal soldiers to escort it, the trip is smooth, and there are no open-eyed bandits to disturb it.

On the evening of the 7th, a goose chirped, and the gray goose returned to the geese in a zigzag and flew over the clear blue sky on the top of the mountain.

Followed by ten horsemen, Ye Qing was dressed in sackcloth, riding on a horse, straddling the sword and bow at his waist, looking at the deep mountains in the northwest, a faint gorge is now in sight, through this steep gap, under the bright red sunset, is the destination.

"Soldiers' dangerous places......" Ye Qing sighed.

"There is mangosteen at the foot of the northern mountain, open up and see the wilderness, five miles of zhang, and raise 100,000"

——According to the records in the county records, on the whole, the land is vast and sparsely populated, belonging to the lower county, with a total population of less than 100,000, and the county seat is located in the basin surrounded by the northern branch, although the land is fertile to form a 100,000 settlement, and the transportation is inconvenient with the outside world, and there are thieves troubled, and the relative geographical and cultural isolation.

This is difficult to unite the economy in peacetime, but it is easy to preserve the population in war, and the radiation effect controls the Baili mountainous area, large and small dark passages, and is a fortress that cannot be bypassed in the line of war.

In fact, in the previous life, Mangkhut County's performance was far better than that of the counties of the same county, and it once became an important node for Yingzhou to resist the Northern Wei Dynasty, and many outstanding generals and strategists were trained in the firing line, and they became famous and promoted, which was not obvious at this time.

Now that he is Xie Yuangong, he is qualified to recruit wise men, which is a great plot.

Noticing that the curtains of the car were lifted slightly, Ye Qing slowed down his horse to look, hit a pair of peach blossom eyes, and quickly retracted and disappeared.

Ye Qing just smiled, thinking in his heart: "Of course, this purpose doesn't need to be revealed, sending their mother and daughter back to their hometown to worship their ancestors is a promised covenant, and it is also a loyal reward for her to flee thousands of miles back to report the news." ”

Jiang Zinan looked back and whispered a few words to his mother, his young face was flushed, he endured it for a while, listened to the sound of horses' hooves and turned forward, and finally lifted the curtain of the car again.

The grass and trees are depressed, and the waterfalls are intermittent, which is not much beautiful, but it is better than the sky and the water is clear.

It's just that, since I was a child, I followed out, I didn't have a deep impression of my hometown, but my mother almost cried when she saw it, and said that it was "people who left their hometowns", and if so, although this area looks remote and poor, after all, it is the homeland where her mother was born and raised, and she has relatives who are difficult to give up, not to mention the special significance of this return.

"It's been almost ten years...... Qiao's voice sighed hoarsely, and he didn't really cry, but just clenched his daughter's hand: "I went back to see my uncle, and I remember to praise Gongzi a lot, this is all the care given by Gongzi." ”

"Well, if your daughter knows the truth, you can't forget your roots. Jiang Zinan blinked, his face darkened with excitement, the more he read poetry and books, the more he knew the glory of returning home, which only men in this world can have.

Of course, she also knows that there has never been a female champion, but a female crown can be had, and the avenue does not discriminate against men and women, but it is a pity that artificial discrimination and restrictions are everywhere, and the Daomen only shows off in the imperial examination, and although there are many immortals, they are also precipitous, how difficult it is to enter.

Rushed to the mountain city before night, the city wall has not been repaired for a long time, showing mottled color, there are even vigorous weeds on the top of the city gate, until the war, there is no influx of refuge clans later, this county is poorer than Pingshou County, it is difficult to have spare energy to carry out surface decoration.

There is only one main street paved with bluestone in the city, all the way are farmers who return from carrying the burden of lotus hoes, and the ox cart travels half a mile to the east of the city, so it has to slow down, and the coachman wipes his sweat and says: "Childe, the front is a narrow alley, and now when I go home at dusk, there are many people, and I can't go over." ”

Ye Qing bowed slightly, bowed his head and said to the car, telling the convoy to wait a while, in this waiting time, standing on horseback and looking at it, the layout of this city is a little too compact, and the city is full of smoke, fortunately, most of the houses are not wooden at this time, otherwise it is too easy to cause fire.

Gradually, there is a large compound in the east of the city, there is a field courtyard in front, and there is Guofu in the back, it is said that the Jiang family has hundreds of households, even the old and the young, and three hundred people are crowded in it.

Getting up in the morning to go out of the city to plough and enter the city at dusk to return to the house, this kind of mountain city characteristics is out of the actual needs of guarding against the invaders, only in the living conditions are relatively poor.

The lintel is still bright, but it is open unguarded, only to see the stone houses inside, and a bunch of children on the ground in the courtyard hall are playing, all of them are gray-headed, and they can't distinguish between men and women, and they are all playing happily in the rammed earth and mud.

Ye Qing looked interesting, but refused to break in, and ordered: "Take my worship stickers and gift lists, and give them to the person in charge inside, and say that we are here." ”

He looked back and asked with a smile: "The same is true for Zi Nan when he is young?"

Jiang Zinan lifted the curtain, glanced at it, and suddenly had a fever on his face: "At this time, adults are still cooking, and it is ...... to be uncontrolled."

jumped off the horse, lifted the black curtain, and helped Qiao, who was dressed in plain clothes, to come down, which can be said to be respectful, and when he helped Jiang Zinan again, some children surnamed Jiang had already rushed to the door to watch, and even some children were coaxing.

In front of everyone, she was so ashamed that she couldn't raise her head, and her voice was extremely low: "It's better not to, right?"

"It's an honor to have Xie Yuan help you out of the car. Ye Qing was not ashamed, but she still covered half of her body to cover her, and she couldn't hide the smile in her tone: "Quick, obedient"

Qiao Shi stood on the side, and saw that her daughter had returned to her normal appearance after a short period of adjustment, so she put her mind at ease, touched the tablet of her deceased husband in her hand, and was hesitating, listening to the silence of the people in the courtyard, and couldn't help but look back.

The main gate was wide open, and a middle-aged man led the crowd out, his eyes swept the solemn convoy, and he was stunned when he saw the young man in Mai who was the leader, and quickly buried his surprise in his heart, and greeted him with a smile: "Duke Xie Yuan is here, Jiang Ruisong is far away."

"Don't dare to be, Pingshou Ye Qing has seen Uncle Jiang. Ye Qing made a gesture, but he performed the gift of his juniors, and took the pitch-black tablet in Qiao's hand, and solemnly held it in front of him: "Qing is here this time to send Uncle Ye's spiritual throne back to his roots." ”

"This is..."Jiang Ruisong looked at the name of his brother on the card and was very surprised, this matter was not over a few years ago, the obituary has been passed on, and the distinction between the lord and the minister is already benevolent and righteous, why did this come about?

I forgot the action when I raised my hand for a while, and I saw the young man holding the tablet, and his words were heavy and sincere: "When my father was here, he knew Uncle Ye very well, and he praised the county talent, and promised that if he achieved it one day, he would help him return to his hometown, but unfortunately he was jealous of his talents, and he did not leave his year, and the two of them went one after another, and in the lower body of the son of man, he should follow this covenant with the righteousness of the whole ancestor and send Uncle Ye to return to the spiritual position." ”

Qiao Shi was on the side, covered his mouth with his hand, and shed tears, sad and happy in his heart: "Husband, can you hear it, although you followed the middle way back then, but now there is a ...... of continuation."

When Jiang Ruisong heard this, he looked at Qiao's mother and daughter, who were filial and sad, and suddenly came to his senses, quickly put away his smile, and solemnly took the tablet: "This is my brother's luck, Ruisong is here to thank you." ”

But he refused to be the elder, and saluted the mother and daughter: "Brother and daughter-in-law, nephew, I have worked hard for you." ”

Then he held up the tablet and said loudly to all the clansmen: "The children and leaves return to their roots, and they should return to the main hall." ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, and under the infection of Jiang Ruisong's solemn expression, they all quieted down, and the flow of people crowded into the courtyard and into the ancestral hall...... The water is as gentle and silent, but it contains a lot of power.

This is not a pure form of culture, when everyone agrees, it is a centripetal force, and it is also a kind of sustenance to thrive in this poor mountain and bad water.

Ye Qing looked at it behind him and sighed secretly, this is completely the instinct of the small clan in the mountains under the needs of survival, but the cohesion formed by governing the family in this way, even if he is envious, he just can't copy it.

At that moment, as a guest, he watched the ceremony, without saying a word, but after the most reluctance was completed, he stood in front of the ceremony, held the incense and said: "Uncle follows his father, this is loyalty, he taught me in the past, and he still remembers it vividly, this is the teacher, there are these two virtues, may my uncle's spiritual knowledge be clear, and he will know under the nine springs, and enjoy this sacrifice every year." ”

As soon as these words came out, a trace of sparks flew out of his body and landed on this tablet, which was originally just an ordinary tablet, and at this time, it was immediately faintly full of white gas, which was different from the surroundings.

However, no one here can hope for anger, so I don't know, Jiang Ruisong, as the only showman, just sighed: "With the sacrifice of Xie Yuangong, it is worth it for my brother to go." ”

After the ceremony, Jiang Ruisong held a banquet in the living room, leaving only a few core children, as well as Qiao's mother and daughter.

This is to thank Ye Qing Gaoyi as a courtesy, of course, he still has a lot to say-

It's rare for Yizhou Xie Yuan to take the initiative to send it to the door, like pie falling from the sky, even if he doesn't tie the knot, he has to take the opportunity to tie the knot for the family, otherwise he will be a fool

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere was lively, to be honest, this is not a new mourning, the grief has been experienced a few years ago, and there is not much left at this time, more just a formality

Jiang Ruisong toasted the mother and daughter, praised them with loyalty and filial piety respectively, and comforted them a few words, and then couldn't help but take out the gift list in his sleeve anymore, and put on a smile on his face: "One hundred taels of gold, fifty horses of various colors of silk, Xie Yuangong's gift is too heavy......"

Ye Qing laughed when he heard this: "This is my intention, and this is a family banquet, so my uncle should stop calling me Xie Yuangong, just call me by my name." ”

Jiang Ruisong nodded: "Since you treat me as an elder, I can't help but tell the truth, my brother is returned by you for a hundred miles, it is already a little unbearable, and it is useless and harmful to receive this rich wealth again." ”

Speaking of this, unveiling the bronzing gift list, there was no falsehood on his face, and his eyes were bright: "Or what else does Duke Xie Yuan want my family to do?" ”

"This old fox" Ye Qing couldn't help but slander when he looked at him: "It's incumbent on you, I'm afraid that once it involves the interests of your family, you will have to discuss it under the pretext, right?" ”

However, what I want is this sentence, this Jiang clan, the future tiger, the crown of Yingzhou, the enemy general in the previous life, is still in the mud in this life, how can you let it go?