Three days ago, Li Li and his entourage braved the rain to enter the village to stay, and no one in the village dared to take in this group of big men who came from afar. Only after seeing the outfits of Li Li and others, Chen Fang of the village took a closer look, and then did not ask about the identity and origin of Li Li and his party, so he somehow moved the whole family out of the house, vacated his ancestral house, and let Li Li and others live.

Moreover, he also sent a handful of grain at home to Li Li and others, and also led Ma Yunluo to point out the vegetable patch and backyard poultry outside his yard, which he specially said that he could use at will.

A hue of grain is 3,000 stones, coupled with the fact that this ancestral house of the Chen family can accommodate hundreds of people, and the construction pattern of the house is quite exquisite, it is not difficult to see that the old Han family of Chen Fang has a solid background and can be called a local rich family. And he himself is almost old, with gray temples and kind eyebrows, but he does not bend his waist or hunch, his ears and eyes are clear, and he is not like a farmer who works all year round. He is the head of the village, and the villagers respect him very much, and when they see outsiders entering the village, they invite him out as soon as possible; It can be seen that he has a lot of prestige in the village.

After Li Li and the others lived in the Chen family's ancestral house, they learned from the maids and handymen that Chen Fang was indeed from this ancestral home. However, he himself was a former official of Runan County, and five years ago he resigned from his official position, returned to the village with his servants and maids, and renovated the ancestral house of the Chen family, where he has lived since then. Because of his well-informed, easy-going, fair handling of things, and often helping his neighbors, he was elected by the villagers as the village leader.

Because of this, the old man Chen Fang has a good reputation in the village, and it can be called a fallen leaf returning to the roots, benefiting the township.

"Oh, Uncle Chen is here, please take a seat!"

In the main hall, seeing Chen Fang walking in with a heroic young man dressed as a hunter, Li Li was slightly surprised, and got up to greet him with a smile on his face.

"How dare the little old man bother the son to get up and greet him. Childe is too polite! Seeing Li Li walking quickly to the door to greet him, Chen Fang hurriedly pulled the young man behind him to bow as he spoke. And the heroic young man seemed to have a look of reluctance on his face, but he was forced by Chen Fang's pull and had to bend down and salute.

"Uncle Chen, don't be polite. When the next group of people came to the precious land to disturb you, you vacated the house without saying a word, and gave us food. Such kindness really makes Wenchang grateful, and I don't know how to repay the old man! Li Li's eyes were quick and he didn't wait for Chen Fang to salute. So he leaned over and supported him, and then helped him to sit down.

After Chen Fang sat down, Li Li waved his hand to signal the heroic young man to sit down, but saw that he was indifferent and still stubbornly stood in the center of the main hall. on this. Li Li smiled disappreciatively, and immediately sat beside Chen Fang with a smile. Harmony said, "This time, I'll wait for the rain to come late at night." If it weren't for the generosity of my uncle, I am afraid that my brother's cold disease will not be treated in time, and I am afraid that his life will be in danger. Now I am waiting for the guest to live in the Chen family's house, and the dove occupies the magpie's nest, but I let the old man stay in the neighbor's house, and I am really uneasy in my heart! ”

"Childe is serious." Chen Fang humbly waved his hand hurriedly. With a smile, he said: "The son can live in the ancestral house of the Chen family this time, which is really a great blessing for my Chen family and the old man, and it is shining!" Hehehe??????"

Li Li's expression was slightly stunned, and a gleam flashed in his eyes. He said with a smile: "The old man is too high-spirited, Wenchang is ashamed, and he is ashamed!" ”

After Chen Fang heard this, the smile on his face did not decrease at all, but became more and more intense. But seeing that he gently stroked his one-foot long beard, looked at Li Li with a smile, and said meaningfully: "The old man has been an official in the county before, and in his early years, he was a county lieutenant, a colonel guarding the city, a military marquis, and so on; When he was approaching the age of not being confused, he gave up martial arts and became a county magistrate. After that, for more than ten consecutive years, he served as the county magistrate of four counties, and then transferred to the county government Gongcao and the chief bookkeeper. Five years ago, at the beginning of the turmoil in the world, the old man had a premonition that troubled times were coming, so he returned to his homeland with the money he had accumulated over the years. The old man's move, to put it nicely, can be regarded as spending his old age in peace; To put it bluntly, it is to live in seclusion and live in secret.

Throughout the past, he has been an official for decades, and when he resigned, he was just a county and a county, and he had been mediocre for more than 40 years, with no talent, only his conduct was not afraid of people's words, and he thought he had a clear conscience. I have no children under my knees, and I had a daughter in my early years, and my son-in-law is also from the Chen clan. Unexpectedly, three years ago, my daughter and son-in-law were wronged and both died of illness in prison. Now the old man is already a man of old age, with no children and no daughters under his knees, lonely and helpless, only guarding the old house of the Chen family, surviving for a long time, and living in embarrassment. ”

Seeing that Chen Fang seemed to be unfinished, Li Li knew that his next words were the key, so he smiled and listened to Chen Fang's words.

Sure enough, Chen Fang's voice paused for a while, and after taking a breath, he continued: "This time, fortunately, the son came to vote in the rain, and when the old man saw the son at first glance, he saw that the son was extraordinary. Under a closer look, the old man found that the son was handsome and delicate, his eyes were deep and unfathomable, his eyebrows were heroic, and his words and deeds were very majestic. Such a god-given man is really the only one seen in his old life, and he can be the image of the gods.

In addition, among the entourage of the son, except for the scribe who occasionally felt the cold, all of them were fierce and murderous; Even the Yunluo girl who followed Gongzi was not an ordinary woman, not only beautiful as a fairy, but also athletic, with a smile faintly exuding the atmosphere of battlefield conquest.

How can a master who looks at the master as a servant and has such a servant and a maid be a merchant? It is an old man who is willing to vacate the house for the son and others to live, and also sends a bunch of grain at home to the son, and all the daily needs are taken at will. The reason why the old decay did this was indeed to ask for something, or to say that there was something to trust. I wonder if Childe can agree? ”

Listening to Chen Fang's words sideways, Li Li always looked as usual, and during this time, he also refilled two cups of hot tea for Chen Fang. Regarding what Chen Fang said, Li Li seemed to have expected it, without the slightest hint of surprise, his expression was calm, humble and polite.

"Uncle Chen is well versed in the world, has been an official for many years, and has read countless people, so the dress of the next group of people naturally can't hide from your old eyes. However, the old man is observant, and he can see the identity and whereabouts of us just by one side, which really makes him admire and sigh to himself. I don't know what difficulties the old man has, as long as it is within Wenchang's ability, he will definitely not let you down. The old man might as well tell him bluntly. ”

After Chen Fang heard this, a strong look of joy appeared on his face, and he said with some excitement: "The old man thanked the son for his grace first. That being the case, the old man said it bluntly. ”

While speaking, Chen Fang's voice paused for a while, and after calming down, he casually summoned the heroic young man standing in the center of the main hall and said to Li Li: "Son, this is the grandson of the old man, with the same surname as the old man, named Chen Zhi, the word Uncle Zhi, just past the crown ceremony." This son is upright by nature and taciturn, although he has been studying with the old man since he was a child, he prefers the art of war and martial arts, and he likes to act chivalrous and provoke right and wrong.

Three years ago, my grandson encountered a member of the Yuan family who robbed the girl on the street in the county town, so he took action to stop him, but he didn't expect him to attack too hard, so that he killed and injured dozens of members of the Yuan family on the spot, and also killed the Yuan family member. As soon as this incident happened, how could the Yuan clan be willing to give up, so the county guard sent county soldiers to arrest the old daughter and son-in-law and put them in prison, and posted arrest notices to search for Shu Zhi everywhere. At that time, after learning that his parents had been arrested, Uncle Zhi was about to turn himself in, but unexpectedly, my poor daughter and son-in-law were beaten to death in prison by the Yuan family on the night they were imprisoned.

Lao Yu has been an official in the county government for many years, and many of the small officials were picked up by me, so they quietly passed on the murder of their uncle to their parents, so Lao Yu stopped him and did not let him go to the government to surrender.

Now the old man is a late man, the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, and there is no heir under his knees, only this grandson makes me feel at ease, for fear that he will go astray and delay the good years. Therefore, the old man begged with a cheeky face, and asked Gongzi to keep my grandson by his side and listen to it, saddle the horse before and after, and let Gongzi send it. The old man does not want him to be able to achieve some fame and glory in the future, but only hopes that he will no longer act casually, marry a wife and have children, and live a peaceful life. I wonder if the son can fulfill the old man's heart? ”

When he first heard the name of Chen, Li Li suddenly felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember when he had heard this name, and even looked at the young man in front of him dressed as a hunter without a trace.

But seeing that his facial features are thoughtful, his eyebrows are thick and his eyes are tiger-eyed, his appearance is dignified, and his eyebrows are full of a touch of stubbornness and unyielding, obviously a mighty and unyielding man. He was about eight feet two inches tall, and his figure was not strong, but he was extremely strong and strong, and under the soft armor of rough animal skin, his whole body was full of explosive and powerful liliang; The appearance is thoughtful, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, quite majestic.

With Li Li's eyesight, just from Chen Zhi's muscular arms and a pair of calloused palms, it can be seen that he has extraordinary martial arts and agile skills, and it is estimated that he has at least the strong combat power of the top fighters at the peak of the lower ranks. In other words, Chen Zhi's martial arts are roughly the same as Duan Xuan that Li Li brought with him this time, and as for which of the two of them is stronger, only a comparison can be seen.

"Runan Chen to Chen Shuzhi, is it him?" When Chen arrived carefully, an extremely familiar but unfamiliar memory suddenly flashed in Li Li's mind, and then he compared the biography of the person in his mind with the person in front of him, and gradually merged together.

After a while, Li Li couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face, and a habitual smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. At this time, many dusty memories came to his mind, which made him finally remember who this slightly young and immature heroic man in front of him was.

Chen Zhi, the word Uncle Zhi, a native of Runan County, was tenacious by nature, upright, loyal and honest, and later generations called him "General Bai Yu".

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