Ning County

The Liu family was happy, Liu Ben got up without crowing, and watched the master slaughtering fish, killing chickens, cooking meat, and croquettes in the reed shed, and was very satisfied, shouting: "Go, let's send it to the Zeng Mansion next door, don't slack off." ”

Liu Bengeng said that it didn't count, and personally led someone to pick up the food box.

"Boss!" an old servant ran over in a few steps: "Tell you a piece of news—someone is coming!"

"Who?" Liu Bengeng shuddered.

"Of course, it's Zeng Nianzhen, Zeng Daxia, who you never forget. ”

"Quick, pick up the food box, and bring the wine I hidden. Liu Bengeng's voice trembled with excitement, and he stood up and urged.

This place is located in a ravine, even in the new dynasty, there are always some bandits who are unclear, and even collude with tenants.

Seven years ago, the bandits wanted to "borrow" 100 stones, and 100 stones is 18,000 catties.

It was Zeng Nianzhen who took action and settled the matter.

Zeng's mansion is not far away, just next door, is a spacious courtyard, five main rooms, five more rooms in the west and east chambers, at this time a banquet was placed, and people kept coming in and out.

Three tables of banquets, set up in the hall, more than 20 people sat at three tables, everyone drank together, chatted.

As soon as Liu Bengeng entered, he bowed to the people at the table: "The old man has given Zeng Daxia a salute." ”

Zeng Nianzhen hurriedly got up and helped, and smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare, you are an elder, I can accept the ceremony." ”

When I was invited to take a seat, I saw that the two tables were young and strong, and I knew in my heart that this was Zeng Nianzhen's "brother", but in the middle table, there was a woman, and when he saw it, his expression moved.

This is Ding Xiu, the sister-in-law of her daughter-in-law.

"Toast to the eldest brother and eldest sister. Someone got up to toast, these brothers present all knew that something had happened in the East Palace, Zeng Nianzhen fell from a military attache in the East Palace to the rivers and lakes, and the day was precarious, but when he met a confidant, he had been waiting for Zeng Nianzhen for the past ten years, and he had never changed his mind.

Now they finally saw this woman with their own eyes, and found that Ah Xiu was twenty-six or seventeen years old, because she was still a girl, she didn't dress as a woman, she looked young, and most importantly, she had a tenacious temperament in her gentleness, and her eyes when she looked at Zeng Nianzhen, which made these brothers happy for Zeng Nianzhen.

When he heard the news, he went to save people, and rescued his "sister-in-law" and brought him to Ning County, which shows that Zeng Nianzhen forgot the old feelings before he tasted it.

Zeng Nianzhen looked at the two tables of brothers, he sat at a table and Ah Xiu's sister and brother-in-law, they all knew each other, and Ah Xiu's eyes were paired, he no longer hesitated, and suddenly raised his glass: "Everyone give me face, come to get together, I will get straight to the point, I have been adrift for more than ten years, think about these years of experience, I think it should also be settled." ”

"Ningxian is a good place, with beautiful mountains and rivers, outstanding people, and far away from the capital...... I have already bought this courtyard here, and I plan to buy dozens of acres of fertile land, set up a martial arts hall, and teach students on a daily basis, which can be regarded as a livelihood. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the people present immediately understood that Zeng Nianzhen meant to settle down.

Several brothers at the same table all had a very good relationship with Zeng Nianzhen, and they raised their glasses directly, and one of them said: "Brother Zeng, it's good that you can think like this! How can you live a life that is not lived? The wind and rain are over, An Ansheng is born in a small county town, and he lives a peaceful life! Come, for you to figure it out, do this bowl!"

"That's it, at your age, it's time to marry a daughter-in-law and hold a baby, for the sake of the future fat baby, do this bowl!"

Zeng Nianzhen was not angry, and when he swept his eyes, he saw Ah Xiu hanging his head and quietly blushing.

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door and asked, "Brother Zeng is here?"

"Yo, it's the eighth!"

When someone heard this voice, they clapped their hands and laughed: "I mentioned the eighth child just now, saying that he didn't come today, but I didn't expect him, this kid, to come back at this time!"

Someone hurriedly got up to open the door, and as soon as the door opened, a dusty man came in from the outside, strode into the hall, and saw two tables of people sitting in the hall, and was immediately happy.

"I just arrived in Ning County, and I was hungry, but I didn't expect to catch up with the feast!"

As he spoke, he was not polite, he moved a chair from the side and sat down at Zeng Nianzhen's table.

Ah Xiu got up and went to get chopsticks and bowls for him, and brought hot staple food, this man thanked his "sister-in-law", and ate wine and meat, looking hungry.

After eating two steamed buns in a row, drinking another bowl of wine, and eating half a bowl of meat, the man suddenly thought of something, and patted his head: "By the way, I almost forgot this!"

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zeng Nianzhen: "This is a letter from Mr. Cen to you that I met Chen Mazi before, and he handed it to me." ”

Chen Mazi, whom he mentioned, was a caravan steward, and had a very good relationship with them, because he followed the caravan and often brought them some letters that were not easy to send through the post station.

"I don't know what's going on, but I'm retiring. Zeng Nianzhen smiled and took the letter, only opened it and looked at it, and immediately his face changed.

"Wow!"

Sui Zeng Nianzhen stood up violently, the wine bowl in front of him was directly crooked, the wine flowed down the table, and the overturned dishes were even more splashed.

Ah Xiu was startled, looking at Zeng Nianzhen, who stood up, looking at the letter and changing color, his heart sank suddenly.

In the past ten years, there have been constant hopes and disappointments, and today, when Zeng Nianzhen said that he wanted to settle down and live a good life, in fact, Ah Xiu himself had an unreal feeling, and now at this moment, the unreal feeling has all become ominous.

The atmosphere changed suddenly, and the friends who were originally giggling and laughing, eating meat and drinking wine were stunned.

They all looked at Zeng Nianzhen who stood up, watching him grapple with the letter, his body was constantly trembling, so that they didn't dare to make a movement for a while.

After a long time, Zeng Nianzhen slowly raised his head, glanced at the crowd, and his eyes fell on the woman who was looking straight at him with red circles under his eyes.

"I'm sorry. He gritted his teeth and said.

After saying that, he ran out directly.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely cold all of a sudden, and everyone looked at the stunned woman.

The woman who was given up again was stunned for a moment, and suddenly ran out.

"Zeng Nianzhen, stop!" the woman shouted.

But the man had already passed through the door with an ox-cart and soon disappeared into the street.

This time, he didn't even leave a word, and just left.

Standing on the side of the road, looking at the ox cart in the distance, the woman stood dumbfounded, unconsciously bursting into tears.

This time, he walked so fast, what was the matter, he didn't even have time to explain to her, and just left?

"Sister!" A woman who combed the woman's hair in a bun also ran out of the courtyard at this time, looking at Ah Xiu standing on the side of the road, her face was pale, and she couldn't help but feel distressed and pulled her, and asked, "Sister, you have waited for him for so many years, what should you do now?"

"Look at it, just read a letter, and immediately left you, left everything, even the guests, and left directly, and you still have to spend years for him?"

"I have two children, but you're still alone!

Ah Xiu didn't speak, his eyes dimmed, and he said softly after a long time: "Then try again." ”

If she doesn't succeed in another attempt, she can give up.