Chapter 15: Reunion
Li Ji's family came out of the store and got in the car to go east. Xia Bai said: "That Lin Qianlong's martial arts are really good, but he is a child of the family and has a deep cultivation, otherwise, maybe there will be a trouble!"
Li Ji said: "The children of the family also divide people, if you say that the strong and domineering, and the bully of the weak, there are also people, but this Lin Gongzi is very self-contained." ”
Li Longyan said: "Is that woman his wife?
Li Ji said: "Yes." She can also do martial arts, and she is not weak. ”
Li Longyan said: "I really can't see it! I thought that big coachman was the best!"
Li Ji smiled: "Real people don't show their faces. The young couple practices superior martial arts, and although the coachman also knows martial arts, it is far from these two. ”
Li Longyan suddenly smiled and said: "Then Lin Gongzi is also generous, a bowl of grouse soup was served, and he paid for us to eat, and we took advantage of it." ”
Li Ji said with a smile: "If it were an ordinary person, I wouldn't ask others to pay, but he is a child of the Lin family, and he has his court training, if we insist on paying the bill, it will inevitably make him unhappy, and it is still according to his good, which is also the meaning of respecting the Lin family." ”
Li Longyan said: "What kind of sect is the Lin family, is it really powerful?"
Li Ji said: "The eagle claw gate of the Lin family originated in western Liaoning, and has been founded for more than 200 years. This Lin Qianlong is most likely one of his sons, I heard the coachman call him the young master, looking at his words and actions, quite talented, I think that after he faded out of the rivers and lakes, the position of the head of the Lin family is most likely this young master. ”
The three of them talked and talked, and after walking for about an hour, they saw the pavilions in front of them from a distance, and they had arrived at Baili Town.
Baili Town is a very large town, located in the key Tianjin, extending in all directions, the town businessmen gather, the traffic is busy, is the first prosperous place in the local area. The three of them entered the town, but they saw that the streets were wide, the buildings were lined up, restaurants, tea shops, shops, money villages, and various storefront stalls were close to each other, and the streets were bustling with people, so it was not lively.
The headquarters of the Flying Snow Gang is in the south of the town center, Li Ji drove a mule cart, followed the old road to go, and when he walked for a short time, a large vermilion lacquer mansion door appeared in front of him, there were two stone lions on both sides of the door, and the plaque on the door had two golden characters of "Flying Snow". The courtyard door was wide open, and when I looked inside, eight black-clothed men who had finished their outfits stood on both sides, all full of energy and heroic spirit.
Li Ji's mule car stopped on the side of the road, and the three of them got out of the car and came to the door, Li Jiyi arched his hand and said: "Under Li Ji, I want to see the Sun Gang Master, please report on my behalf." ”
The leader of the eight people smiled and said, "Mr. Li has arrived, please wait in the front yard first, and I will report it." Respectfully welcomed Li Ji's family into the front yard, and then hurried to report.
After a while, I heard an old and heroic long laugh from the backyard, and one person said loudly: "Brother Li, you are finally here!"
Before the words stopped, the three of them walked out of the backyard. The first blue-robed old man was Sun Changfeng, the leader of the Flying Snow Gang, on the right was Yue Wu, the master of the Golden Lion Hall, and on the left was a forty-five or sixteen-year-old middle-aged man in a gray robe, with eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and loose crane bones, it was Hong Tingwei, the leader of the Flying Snow Gang. Li Ji and his wife hurriedly stepped forward to greet the three of them.
Sun Changfeng said with a smile: "Brother Li, Miss Xia, I didn't see each other for seven months last time. Old Man Xia has been a guest in our gang for a few days, and he looks forward to the two of them coming every day. Haha, if the two of you are two days late, Old Man Xia is afraid that he will not be able to sit still again, and he will go to Longyang Village to enjoy the mountains and rivers again. ”
Xia Bai gave a salute and said, "My father is here, and I am taken care of by the Sun Gang Master, and my niece is here to thank you." ”
Gang Master Sun said: "The eldest lady doesn't have to be polite! Ling Zun had a great favor to our gang in the past, and this time he can live in our gang for a few days, and he will feel honored and favored by the gang. The old man is now waiting in the hall, and the three of you, please come with me. ”
Li Jixia Bai both took Li Longyan's hand and followed Sun Gang to the backyard hall.
There are a lot of halls in the headquarters of this Flying Snow Gang, all the way, but I see the golden nails and jade households, the dragon and phoenix dance Zhu Gate, the corridor of the double road, the three eaves and four clusters, the dragon and the phoenix are carved everywhere, and the style is extraordinary. Each hall and courtyard is guarded by people in different costumes. When I entered the main hall to see, I saw that this hall was magnificent and spacious, and on top of the two large pillars, there were two lifelike red-whiskered dragons. There are two Taishi chairs in the hall, and on the chair on the right is an old man with a white beard and white hair who is drinking tea, but it is not Xia Shiyu, who is it?
Xia Bai suddenly saw his father, his mood was agitated, and he shouted, "Daddy!" ran forward and lay on his father's lap, happy and wanted to cry.
Xia Shiyu put down the teacup, helped Xia Bai with both hands, looked at each other for a while, and said, "Is this the cute and bold girl I was back then?"
Xia Bai looked at his father's white hair, his heart was sad, tears flowed down, and said, "Daddy, I haven't seen you for many years, my daughter is older, and you are also old." ”
Xia Shiyu said: "What if you are old, you don't come back to see me, you have to wait for my old bones to come all the way before you are willing to see me?"
Xia Bai choked up and said: "It's the daughter who is not filial! ”
Xia Shiyu said: "Hmph! It's useless to talk about it! Your children are so old, how can I punish you? Listen to Long Yan said, your cooking is delicious now, if you really apologize, tonight, cook me a delicious meal, Daddy won't blame you." ”
Xia Bai burst into tears, wiped his tears, and said, "Okay, no problem!"
Xia Shiyu looked at Li Ji, Li Ji stepped forward and knelt down, and shouted respectfully: "Daddy!" pulled Li Longyan and said, "Kneel down and knock on grandpa!"
Li Longyan knelt down, looked at Xia Shiyu with a pair of eyes, and said, "Grandpa Xia, it turns out that you are my grandfather, you ...... You came to Longyang Village a few days ago, did you come to look for us?"
Xia Shiyu smiled in his eyes, but said with a straight face: "What am I looking for you for, you don't come to see me, my old man is still looking for you, it's quite beautiful......! I'm so idle, I'm just going out for a walk, but I'm not looking for you!"
Li Longyan said: "Well, grandfather, you walked to our village as soon as you strolled, what a coincidence!"
Xia Shiyu tried his best to keep a straight face and said, "You little ghost, you talk a lot! Is your ass itching again, do you want grandpa to knock a few times?"
Li Ji reprimanded: "Long Yan, don't be unruly!" Li Longyan stuck out his tongue, kowtowed to his grandfather, and said, "Hello grandfather!"
Xia Shiyu rubbed his face that had been tense for a long time, and finally laughed, and said: "Little ghost! Don't be naughty with your grandfather in the future!" looked at Li Ji for a while, frowned, and said: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, why have you grown so fat?"
Li Ji was stunned and said, "I'...... This...... Tell my father, my son-in-law has been eating the food carefully cooked by Bai Mei every day for more than ten years, and before I know it, I have become like this. ”
Xia Shiyu was so angry with him that he said, "So, do you have to blame my daughter? Hmph! Let me tell you, my daughter is beautiful and beautiful, and it is very inappropriate to stand with you, a fat man." From now on, you give me a good weight loss, if I can't change back to my former appearance, I will take my daughter back and don't let him see you again. ”
Li Jigong said respectfully: "Yes, the little son-in-law must lose weight seriously and change back to his former appearance." ”
The three of Feixue Gang Gang Leader Sun, Golden Lion Hall Yue Wu, and Wolf Howling Hall Hong Tingwei watched from the sidelines, and everyone smiled.
Gang Master Sun said with a smile: "Today's family reunion, congratulations! A few people came from afar, Xiao Lao'er should have been a landlord, but the head of Xia said that he wanted to taste Miss Xia's craftsmanship, and this dust-washing banquet will be left for tomorrow. Brother Li, eldest lady, you and your son will stay in our gang for a few more days to accompany the old father. Li Jixia thanked him in unison.
Gang Master Sun sighed: "I have heard that Miss Xia has superb cooking skills, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to try it, Brother Li, you are really a blessing!
Li Ji laughed and laughed, thinking that you old man please my father-in-law and praise his daughter, but you don't have to kick me again. Xia Bai said: "Where did Gang Leader Sun say that, my husband and wife, in Liaoxi for more than ten years, have been taken care of by Gang Master Sun for everything, and they are ashamed to be repaid." Tonight, I will invite Gang Master Sun to taste my niece's craftsmanship with Brother Yue and Brother Hong, so that my niece can work a little. ”
Gang Leader Sun shook his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "I don't dare." Tonight is a rare family banquet for several people, and it is inconvenient for Xiao Lao'er, an outsider, to participate. Miss, if you want to cook, please go to the Zhenwei Hall of the Gang, where the ingredients are readily available, and the lady can take them at will. ”
That night, in a wing room in the Feixue Gang Courtyard, Xia Shiyu's family of four sat around the table. Xia Bai carefully cooked seven or eight dishes to entertain his father, and the Feixue Gang sent a large jar of ginseng wine. Xia Shi Yuyun was like flying, trying the dishes one by one, eating a lot of fun, and when he was happy, he praised his daughter's craftsmanship, saying that he ate much more than usual tonight, and he felt that it was quite difficult for Li Ji to lose weight, but he was no longer forced to force it.
During the banquet, Li Ji also took out the gift he brought to his father-in-law this time, which were two Fu Shen Xianzhi pills carefully boiled with the Li family's secret recipe, which were taken by the elderly, which had the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life. Xia Shiyu happily accepted it, knowing that these two pills were not easy to make, he praised Li Ji's filial piety, and said that this time he came north, and he also brought gifts for their family of three, but there were too many things, so he couldn't take them for a while, and he would send them another day.
Xia Shiyu asked about Li Longyan's martial arts again, and learned that he had only learned internal skills and not the moves, and was quite dissatisfied, blaming Li Ji for not teaching in time. Later, I heard that Li Longyan had opened the second pulse of Ren Du two days ago, and he was very surprised, and even praised the genius, and said that he was the noble person in the life of this grandson, otherwise why did Li Longyan, the second pulse of Ren Du, not get through early, as soon as he came, he immediately opened up. Li Jixia looked at each other and smiled.
The couple asked Xia Shiyu why he came this time, and Xia Shiyu said: "First, I came to visit you, and second, I came to discuss with the Sun Gang Master." I'm afraid I'll have to stay a little longer. I'll tell you about it later. ”
When Li Ji talked about what happened in Longyang Village recently, Xia Shiyu listened attentively, and after listening to Li Ji's story, Xia Shiyu pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is quite worrying, I didn't expect the claws of the Demon Sect to reach you, the old man surnamed Bai has fought with you, what is the situation?"
Li Ji said: "This old man's martial arts are very good, his palm power is cold, his moves are extremely fast, and after forty or fifty moves with me, he saw that he couldn't defeat me, so he retreated." ”
Xia Shiyu said: "Do you remember the moves he cast?"
Li Ji nodded and said, "Yes." ”
Xia Shiyu said: "Tomorrow, you will demonstrate his moves, and we will refer to them together." Gang Leader Sun invited me to come this time, and I also have a big deal to do with this matter. Your Longyang Village doesn't dare to guarantee peace recently, Long Yan might as well stay in this Feixue Gang for a while longer, and then go back after the matter is over...... Or, let's go back to Jiangnan. ”
Li Ji said: "This is very good. I'm worried that the Demon Church will come to my Longyang Village to seek revenge and kill innocents indiscriminately, and Bai Mei and I have to go back and take a look, Longyan is by your side, so we are very relieved. ”