When Wu Xiao went back to the bamboo garden, Hongyu was fiddling with medicinal herbs in the yard, his long hair was coiled on his head, and he was inserted with a bamboo hairpin, and he rolled up his two sleeves to spread out the medicinal herbs to dry. Wu Xiao jumped off the horse, ran over and hugged him, his nose greedily sniffed her special body fragrance on her neck, and his two arms held her in his arms hard, and he didn't let go for a long time, and the red fish stroked his back with both hands. Behind Zhaohu's mouth was so frightened that he could stuff several eggs, and his face turned red, "You, you ............" didn't say the next words for a long time, so he had to pull two horses to bolt them up, as a cover.

"Little fool, you light, okay, okay, wait a minute, hug it, there is still someone behind" Hongyu said softly, Wu Xiao let go of Hongyu, turned around and waved to Zhaohu, Zhaohu walked over with his head down, and walked over with his head down.

"It's called Sister," Wu Xiao said

"Hello, sister," Zhaohu said in a low voice

"He told me everything about you, and you are also pitiful, I wish I had you as a brother, and if someone bullies me in the future, I will have one more helper" Hongyu said happily

"That's no problem, whoever dares to bully Sister, I, Zhaohu, will never let him go," Zhaohu raised his head and said very arrogantly

"There's a spare room downstairs, I'll clean it up later, and you'll live here in the future, you're welcome, just tell Sister A if you need anything, go, I'll take you to see" Hongyu finished speaking and took Zhaohu to see a vacant room on the left

The room was relatively large, and Zhaohu didn't feel crowded when he lived, so he went in and said, "It's good, I'm so big, it's the first time I've lived in a room alone."

Hongyu and Wu Xiao both laughed, and Hongyu said: "If you like it, I'll help you clean it up, and then help you get some covers"

"Sister doesn't have to clean up, if you stain your clothes, I can clean it up myself, I'll come by myself," Zhaohu said busily

"It's so polite, it's not like a brother," Redfish quipped

"Really, really, I'll clean up by myself, why don't you help me get some covering" Zhao Hu said anxiously with a red face

"Okay, okay, you clean up yourself, I'll help you get the covers" Redfish laughed twice, then turned and went upstairs.

"Big brother, Sister Hongyu is so good," Zhao Hu looked at Wu Xiao and said

"We're brothers, don't be restrained" Wu Xiao patted him on the shoulder

Zhaohu nodded vigorously, full of joy, this tower-like young man finally found a belonging, he turned around the house twice, and then cleaned it up by himself, Wu Xiao could only come out, took a turn in the yard, cleaned up some dead leaves and branches, and rebuilt a collapsed courtyard wall, and came back to this yard where he had lived with Hongyu for ten years, feeling very comfortable.

He scooped a bucket of well water and drank a few sips, washed his hands again, and went up to the second floor, Hongyu was pulling cotton wool out of a high cabinet, she was not tall enough to reach it on her toes, Wu Xiao hurriedly went over to help him take it out.

Hongyu cut her messy hair and watched Wu Xiao spread it out on the table where she put the cotton wool aside, this delicate child she rescued from the dock back then, now she has grown up, she has her own opinions, her own knowledge, her own goals, and she has made a big name in the Salt Gang all of a sudden, and she may no longer be a little follower who runs around behind her, will he leave one day?

When Wu Xiao turned around, he found that two tears were flowing down Hongyu's face, he gently hugged her in his arms, Hongyu leaned on Wu Xiao's broad chest, listening to his man's powerful heartbeat, and didn't want to move. I can only pity him for the rest of my life, love him for the rest of my life, nothing else matters, as long as I have it, as long as he wants it, Hongyu thought so, and couldn't feel the passage of time.

Two days later, the red fish rode out again, Wu Xiao taught Zhaohu some martial arts, although Zhaohu people are simple, but not stupid at all, there was no special person to teach before, only with the salt gang brothers and his father to learn some chaotic moves, Wu Xiao systematically taught him several sets of boxing, knife skills, marksmanship, but he was born with a huge body, boxing is still tiger and tiger wind, knife and marksmanship are more than enough and agile and insufficient, nothing is the matter, Wu Xiao thought for two days and felt that these were not in line with Zhaohu's way, went out to find a blacksmith to beat two more than eighty pounds of copper hammers, pulled back, Zhaohu looked overjoyed, two copper hammers in his hands wielded effortlessly, a hammer smashed down the gravel and flew around, Gangfeng pierced the face, and the end was in line with his way.

"Big brother, I'll make this in the future, I like the hammer," Zhao Huhan said with a smile

"This is very right for you, you can concentrate on practicing this in the future," Wu Xiao said

A few days later, Hongyu came back, Zhaohu was so excited that he had to show Hongyu his history, Hongyu had to accompany Wu Xiao to see his display, after a period of adaptation, Zhaohu was indeed a lot more skilled, and the fight was decent, and the momentum was huge.

"Okay, okay, Zhaohu is amazing, wash your hands and eat, and then fight, you all have to tear down the bamboo garden" Hongyu smiled

The two had to give up, and Zhaohu was busy eating.

"You fight and kill every day, have you studied your books, but I spent a lot of money to donate to you for the exam qualifications, don't let me drift" Hongyu reprimanded Wu Xiao, but his tone didn't seem to be the matter

"The Beijing test is next year, and there is still time," Wu Xiao said while eating

"In the past few days, I have seen that there are already scholars who should take the exam to go to Beijing, and it will take a month or two on the way, and there are many people who are ready to go to Beijing now to live until next year, and they say that they can keep abreast of the relevant situation, and they can also make friends with some royal sons, maybe there is a chance for Enke," Hongyu said

"We ride faster, it won't take so long, and I'm not going to be the champion, as long as I can get the first place, it's good to have a background."

"It's not easy to get the first, there are many people who haven't won the exam seven or eight times, I'm so anxious, you haven't paid attention to it at all, have you had stiff wings recently, dare not listen to me" Hongyu put down the dishes and chopsticks and glared at Wu Xiao

"I'll start reading books today," Wu Xiao said with interest, and Zhaohu had already picked up some food and squatted under the wall to eat.

Since then, Wu Xiao practiced martial arts in the morning, and studied at other times, while Zhao Hu ran away and waved his copper hammer far away. In a blink of an eye, winter came, and during this period, Wu Xiao returned to Longhu Hall twice, arranged some affairs, and returned to Zhuyuan. On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month of this year, there was a heavy snow in the sky, which paved the world into a piece of silver and white, and the bamboo in the bamboo garden made the snow bend over, and the red fish also finished its work early, and came back at noon, Wu Xiao helped him tie the horse road, "The weather is not good, it is not good to go out these days, and the horse is easy to fall on its hooves." ”

"Okay, it's almost the New Year, let's celebrate the New Year easily, I just passed by the market to buy some New Year's goods"

"It's so cold, there's a market," Wu Xiao said

"New Year's Day, many people are busy earning money for the New Year" Hongyu patted the dirt on his body, Wu Xiao took the bag, and the two entered the house.

"Zhaohu," Hongyu said

"I'll ask him to go to Butcher Hu to buy some meat and come back," Wu Xiao said, moved two chairs to the porch, and then turned around and brought a brazier out and put it in front of Hongyu, the two sat down, watching the snowflakes falling outside, falling on the roof, falling in the well, falling on the floor in front of the porch, slowly melting, Wu Xiao held Hongyu's cold little hand to help her warm up.

"When are you going to enter Beijing?" said Hongyu

"I'll leave after the Lantern Festival, you can go with me" Wu Xiao looked forward to

Redfish shrunk his feet into the chair, clasped his hands on his knees, and did not speak for a long time.

"I have lived here for more than 20 years, since I was a little girl, I have followed Master here, there are many people in need here, Aunt Zhang's leg has to be treated twice, and his father's liver disease is getting more and more serious......" Wu Xiao sealed her mouth with her hand, preventing him from going on.

"What about me, can I put it down?" Wu Xiao said, he was a little in pain.

Hongyu's heart was like a knife when she saw him, and she held Wu Xiao's head in her arms and rubbed his cheek.

"I'll think about it again," Redfish said.

After a year of hard work, people in the countryside will buy some delicious food and drink to go home even if it is difficult, and have a reunion year, and the children have been waiting for these days all year round, and they can eat some snacks and pastries that they can't usually eat. Adults will also hang some paper lanterns in front of the house and behind the house, red and beautiful, children play fireworks in front of and behind the village, and there is a sound of crackling cannons from time to time.

Hongyu fried seven or eight dishes, scalded two pots of wine, and the three of them ate in the house, Zhaohu was talking about his current skills and the things he used to do in the salt gang, Hongyu occasionally interjected, and Wu Xiao looked at the two of them. More than half of the wine was drunk by Zhaohu, and when Zhaohu was almost done, he asked Wu Xiao to tell him about taking fifty horsemen to kill officers and soldiers, Wu Xiao finally did not speak, but poured Zhaohu a few glasses, Zhaohu was overwhelmed by the wine, and soon became dizzy and went back to his room to sleep.

Wu Xiao saw that the three of them had eaten almost, so he made a pot of tea, put some peanuts, melon seeds, and dried fruits on the rooftop on the second floor, where you could see the lights and fireworks of the houses in the distance at the moon, it was almost midnight, Wu Xiao held the red fish in the cup, and the two sat quietly, the fire in the brazier in front of them flickered in the breeze on the roof from time to time, and the fireworks in the distant village came one after another.

"Let's get married, I want to take you," Wu Xiao said calmly

Hongyu's body was obviously stunned: "No, no, you can't be in such a hurry", she was a little flustered

"Don't worry, if you don't get married, you will become an old girl, you look at Amei in the former village, she is the same age as you, she has two children" Wu Xiao said

"It's different, I'm different from her, I'm different from her," Redfish said urgently

"When you went out last month, which matchmaker Liu came again and asked me to persuade you, she said that if you don't marry again, you won't be able to find a good family," Wu Xiao continued

"Hmph, which Liu matchmaker is nosy, what does it matter to her whether I marry or not, she is too talkative" Hongyu was very angry

"Is it that when I'm old, you don't want me anymore" Hong Shuo raised his head and looked at Wu Xiaodao

"Yes, anytime, as long as you" Wu Xiao looked at her and said, slowly lowering his head and imprinting it on her lips, the red fish slowly melting in his arms.