Ever since Lin Yuanqing almost went mad that night, Hong Er has been around him from time to time like a ghost, constantly telling him to pay attention to his cultivation and be careful of going mad again, sometimes even appearing at Lin Yuanqing's window in the middle of the night to see if he is sleeping.

Once Lin Yuanqing got up in the middle of the night to go out of court, and saw the black shadow outside the window in a daze, and he was almost so frightened that he almost peed his pants.

Finally, Lin Yuanqing couldn't stand it anymore, and said that he had made a detailed schedule and would strictly abide by it, so Hong Er gave up.

Time passed day by day, under the strict teaching of Hong Er, martial arts have also improved by leaps and bounds, and now he can fight back and forth with Hong Er for hundreds of rounds, Hong Er is also very satisfied with this, and will teach what he has learned and experience.

Soon, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, at this time Lin Yuanqing also became a lot more mature, he was no longer the hairy boy at that time, he asked for two days off, and wanted to go home to accompany Lao Zhang and Tao Tao for the festival, because his home was in the city, he was quickly approved.

He went to buy some moon cakes and honey first, and while walking back, he thought about how to explain to Tao Tao the reason why his father had not come home for most of the year, and before he knew it, he had walked to the door of the house, and when he was about to push the door in, he heard Tao Tao's cry from inside the house.

"Grandpa Zhang, you are lying! Xiaohong told me! said that my father was going to war, and he was dead!" Then he heard the sound of footsteps, and before Lin Yuanqing could recover his senses, the door was opened, and Tao Tao, who had a tear-stained face, was crying with red eyes and choking up.

She looked up and saw Lin Yuanqing standing at the door, rushed up and hugged him, crying and said, "Brother Yuanqing, Xiaohong told me that my father went to war and said that he was dead, is this true? Brother Yuanqing, you are a soldier in the army, is my father really dead?"

Lin Yuanqing hurriedly threw the things in his hand to the ground, hugged Tao Tao, and said softly, "Tao Tao, what did Xiaohong tell you?"

Tao Tao cried breathlessly and said: "When I was playing with Xiaohong, Xiaohong told me that her father was also in the army, and she heard it when her father was talking to her mother. ”

Lin Yuanqing picked up the things on the ground, walked into the house with Tao Tao in his arms, touched Tao Tao's head as he walked, and said, "Tao Tao, I didn't see your father in the army, could it be that Xiaohong's father recognized the wrong person?"

Tao Tao snorted hard and said, "Then why hasn't my father come home for so long? ”

Lin Yuanqing shook the bag in his hand and said, "These are all brought to me by your father outside, saying that there is Tao Tao's favorite honey inside, do you want to eat it?"

Tao Tao's mood had stabilized, she lowered her head and whispered, "I don't want to eat, I just want my father to come back." ”

Lin Yuanqing felt a pain in his heart after hearing this, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

He entered the house and put Tao Tao down, looked at Lao Zhang, who was frowning, sighed softly, and said to Tao Tao: "Tao Tao, you go and help my brother put these in the kitchen, and go to the house to sleep for a while." ”

Tao Tao nodded obediently, walked out with the bag, Lao Zhang beckoned Lin Yuanqing to sit down, and said, "Tao Tao, this girl is delicate and sensitive, she will find out sooner or later, what do you think?"

Lin Yuanqing was silent for a while and said: "The paper can't contain the fire, but if she knows now, she will definitely be very sad, and she will definitely not forgive me, I am not at home during this time, only you alone, I am afraid that something will happen, we still have to lie to her for a while." ”

Lao Zhang sighed deeply and said: "It seems that it can only be like this, when this child ran out just now, I didn't stop her, if you weren't at the door, maybe she would have run to somewhere, alas." ”

"Grandpa, you don't have to worry too much, since Tao Tao is the widow of Brother Zhao, and Brother Zhao's death has a lot to do with me, I will always take care of her, even if she never forgives me, but I have to trouble you to worry a lot during this time. ”

"Hey, we don't talk to each other as a family, but then again, Yuanqing, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you've matured a lot. ”

Lin Yuanqing blushed and said: "I was ignorant before, so I worried you, I met a very powerful big brother in the army, he taught me martial arts, and also taught me a lot of principles of life, I have worshipped him as a teacher." ”

He told Lao Zhang about the previous things, and Lao Zhang was very pleased after hearing it: "Yes, since you have already apprenticed, then follow your master to learn well, don't live up to other people's expectations, and what's your next plan?"

"Well, I'll stay in the army for a long time, and I'll come back to take care of you and Tao Tao when I leave the army. ”

"That... Revenge ... ”

Lin Yuanqing was slightly stunned after hearing this, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "I don't know who is the murderer of my father and mother, although I really want to avenge my parents, but I don't know if I have the ability to take revenge, so I want to wait for me to start looking for it when I come back, and now I can only practice martial arts with peace of mind and make myself more powerful." ”

"Well, look at Yuan Qing, you have really grown up, your grandfather and I have seen it, although I don't want you to do things with hatred as a driving force, but I feel that I am not qualified to let you do this, but you have to remember that at any time, saving your life is the most important. ”

"Grandpa, you are right, in my heart you are my own grandfather, if it weren't for you, I would have starved to death, I will take your words to heart. ”

Lao Zhang touched Lin Yuanqing's head and said, "Hehe, when I saw you back then, I was still so young, and in a blink of an eye, I have grown into a man who stands up to the sky." ”

Lin Yuanqing's heart was hot after hearing this, and the grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled.

In the afternoon, after Lin Yuanqing helped Lao Zhang finish the housework, he took Tao Tao out to play, and kept buying delicious food for Tao Tao along the way.

Along the way, Xiaozui kept chattering and said, "Brother Yuanqing, I want to eat this." ”

"Brother Yuanqing, I'm going to play that. ”

"Brother Yuanqing, I'm tired, I want to hug. ”

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An afternoon passed, Tao Tao was holding a string of sugar gourds in his hand, holding all kinds of pastries and snacks in his arms, Lin Yuanqing was also holding various ingredients, and the two walked back one after the other.

Just when he was about to arrive at the door, a shrill voice drilled into Lin Yuanqing's ears.

"Ouch, isn't this Yuan Qing, come back to accompany Lao Zhang and Tao Tao for the holiday. ”

When he looked up, it turned out to be his neighbors Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhao sitting at the door munching on melon seeds.

"Oh, yes, the army is strictly controlled, and the number of times I come back is small, so I will come back quickly if I don't have a chance. ”

"Oh, you're taking Tao Tao out to play. After Aunt Zhang finished speaking, she looked at Tao Tao behind Lin Yuanqing.

"Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhao. Tao Tao said hello sweetly with big eyes.

The two of them touched Tao Tao's head pityingly and said, "Hey, Tao Tao is so good, Yuan Qing, go back quickly, I haven't seen Lao Zhang for a long time, he must miss you." “

"Okay, let's go first. “

Aunt Zhang watched them enter the corner of the alley and said, "Alas, poor Tao Tao, I have no father and mother at a young age. “

Aunt Zhao answered: "Yes, I heard, if Yuan Qing hadn't had to drag Youcai to join the army, Youcai wouldn't have disappeared so young, their Zhao family is really a disaster and a lot of difficulties." “

"But Lao Zhang and Yuanqing are also very good to Tao Tao, and they know that they are at a loss, so they want to compensate Tao Tao. “

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The two of them chatted and chatted, but they didn't know that these had all been heard by Tao Tao, she heard the two people talking about herself when she came back to pick up something because she had dropped something, so she hid in the corner and listened secretly, when she heard the news of her father's death, tears had already burst out of her eyes, and then she heard that if it weren't for Lin Yuanqing's words, her father would not have died, her brain was already blank, and she only knew to cover her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from crying.

Lin Yuanqing walked forward more than a dozen times, turned his head and found Tao Tao standing in the corner of the wall and didn't know what he was doing, so he walked over and said, "Tao Tao, what are you doing? Grandpa is waiting for us to buy things and go back to cook." “

After he finished speaking, he wanted to hold Tao Tao's hand, but Tao Tao shook him off, he was stunned for a moment, and found that Tao Tao was staring at him fiercely, his face full of tears was twisted together, and his red eyes were full of disgust and resentment.

Lin Yuanqing said in his heart: "Not good!", just about to say something, Tao Tao threw all the snacks in his hand on him, pushed him away, and staggered into the distance, Lin Yuanqing wanted to chase, but just ran two steps, stopped again, looked at Tao Tao's back running away, and had mixed feelings in his heart.

After he got home, Lao Zhang immediately walked out, pulled him into the side room, and whispered, "Tao Tao knows everything?"

Lin Yuanqing nodded silently.

Lao Zhang scratched his hair in annoyance and said: "Tao Tao just ran to his house and cried on the bed, when I went in to see her, she still bit me and pushed me out of the house, and kept saying that I was a big liar, why did you let her know so carelessly." “

Lin Yuanqing sat on the stool dejectedly, without saying a word, and Lao Zhang was so anxious that he walked around the room and sighed uncontrollably.

All night, Tao Tao didn't go out of the house, only a faint whimper came from the house, and Lao Zhang kept saying at the door: "Tao Tao, are you hungry? Come out and eat, grandpa made your favorite braised fish." “

"Tao Tao, open the door and let Grandpa Zhang in, cry so carefully that you break your body. “

"Tao Tao, let grandpa go in and see you, grandpa feels sorry for you. “

In the end, Lao Zhang was already talking with a crying voice, and he lowered his head from time to time to wipe his tears, while Lin Yuanqing stood on the side without saying a word.

They were afraid that Tao Tao would not be able to open it, so they kept guard at the door of the house, during which Lin Yuanqing was worried that Lao Zhang's body would not be able to bear it, so he asked him to rest in the house, but Lao Zhang was not at ease, and insisted on waiting for Tao Tao to come out, and the two of them stayed like this all night.

The next day, after Lao Zhang heard that there was no movement in the house, he quietly went in with the meal, and saw Tao Tao lying on the bed sleeping quietly, so he put the rice on the table and quietly walked out.

Lin Yuanqing wanted to go in and explain it to Tao Tao, but was stopped by Lao Zhang and said to him: "Tao Tao just learned the news, he must have been hit hard, and it has something to do with you, now it is hard to calm down, if I see you, it will stimulate her." “

Lao Zhang patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's it, you go back to the army first, Tao Tao is here, I'll persuade her, and you can appear again when her mood is more stable, the child is still young, don't expect her to understand you immediately, you can only let her slowly forget about it." “

After hearing this, Lin Yuanqing sat down with his head bored, nodded after thinking about it, and said, "Okay, then I will work hard for you during my absence, grandpa, if there is anything, you must come to me immediately." “

"Alas, don't be polite to me, Tao Tao is the same as my own granddaughter, I don't want to see her have an accident, don't worry, I'm here, it's okay, you go back quickly." “

"Then grandpa take care! I'm leaving. “

"Well, go ahead. “

After Lao Zhang sent Lin Yuanqing away, he returned to the courtyard, he looked up at the sky and muttered: "You have wealth, your spirit in the sky must bless Tao Tao." “