"Yan Lao, I'm going home for the New Year's Festival, and it's not that Ming'er won't come back in the spring, you brought so many people to see me off, the kid is flattered. ”

In the inner city of Bafengguan, on both sides of the bustling river, a young voice with a little helplessness sounded, and after the voice fell, another more vigorous and older voice next to him followed:

"Yes, yes, aren't we afraid that you won't come back?"

The one who spoke was an old man in a thick jacket, black hair with silver threads on the back of his head braided into an extremely ancient pattern, and his skin was unusually pale from not being exposed to the sun for a long time.

The old man is the descendant of the Wuxian Mountain human race, which is extremely common in the inner city of Bafengguan today, and even in the entire Jiao and Haizhou prefectures, at this time, compared with the native people of Shenzhou Vast Land Daxia, there are still differences in clothing and customs.

However, although the differences still exist, the same black eyes in each other's eyes represent the same bloodline, so in the past year and a half, there has not been much conflict on the shores of the North Sea, but the integration has been extremely smooth.

This can be seen in the bustling crowd by the river, all of whom are descendants of Wuxian Mountain, who are vying to see off the officials who came from the vast land of Shenzhou.

"Where is Yan Lao, in our native thirty-six states of Great Xia, this New Year's Festival is the most important festival, once it is the New Year's Festival, no matter how far away the wanderers are, they must rush home for reunion, and I am no exception.

"Originally, I was going home a few days ago, and this was not delayed for a few days because of the harvest, although I missed the New Year, but fortunately, I could rush back to Shenjing City before the New Year, otherwise the lady at home would lose her temper. ”

The old man who spoke in front of Yan at this time was extremely young, well-proportioned, and in every move, with the elegance of a scholar, after his mellow voice fell, he arched his hand to the dozens of descendants of the Five Immortal Mountains led by Yan Lao in front of him, and continued to speak:

"You call me Li Xuncheng, I'm younger than all the elders, you have a Master Li, I'm really embarrassed, boy. ”

"Where is Lord Li, I have often heard you say over the years, those who are capable live in it, I just feel that this statement is extremely reasonable, is it not Lord Li, how can we have such a smile on the faces of these people!"

After Yan Lao finished speaking, a big smile immediately appeared on his scarred face, not only him, but also a group of people behind him.

Then behind the old man, a man blindfolded with a cloth took a step forward with the support of the lady next to him, and said with great gratitude:

"Thanks to Lord Li's wild ideas, the yield of crops grown in our area ranks first among all the teams in the entire Inner City of Bafeng Pass, and even the surrounding areas of the Five Immortals City, where the land is more fertile, cannot catch up with us, and are called a miracle by the rest. ”

Speaking of this, the man took a deep breath, calmed his excited mind, and continued to speak:

"Because of this, our entire Bafengguan area has been rewarded by the imperial court, not to mention food, cloth, daily necessities, etc., and even because of Lord Li's teaching to our children on weekdays, they have the opportunity to go to the Inner Domain School Palace of Shenzhou for further study, which is a great kindness to our little dolls. ”

After the man finished speaking, together with the people around him, they all bowed to Li Xun in front of him, but were hurriedly stopped by the former, and an anxious voice came out:

"I can't do it, I can't do it, the kid belongs to the household department, and he came to Bafengguan from Shenjing City to plant food with you and others, which is a relationship of honor and disgrace, how can you give me such a big gift?

"Besides, I have a lot of great rewards for myself, and that's enough. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people in front of Li Xun gave up, and then Yan Lao's eyes moved, as if he had thought of something, and continued to open his mouth to greet him:

"Since Lord Li wants to go back to his home in Shenjing City, then we can't let the priest return empty-handed, isn't this saying that our people who dominate Fengguan are not enthusiastic?

"Folks, bring us all the things we have prepared!"

The old man Yan greeted him, and the men in the back whined in unison, holding large bags of things and rushing upwards, including Jiaozhou's rice, Haizhou's fruits and vegetables, and even some of the girls' embroidered incense bags. ”

Such a battle made the young man Li Xun's face change slightly, and he took a step back, and before he could wave his hand, the water around him that had been surrounded could not be cleared.

Immediately afterwards, a man carried things directly to a small boat that had already been moored by the river, and a voice came out:

"Lord Li, don't be busy refusing first, these are some of our intentions, if there is a chance in the future, we can also go to the imperial capital, then I hope Lord Li can take it to browse." ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around him echoed one after another, and then the young man Li Xun no longer insisted on it, and said with a smile:

"That's natural, and this day won't be too long, I heard that the Lord of the Western Barbarian King, who is in charge of the two states on the shore of the North Sea, has recently written to His Majesty that he will gradually open the threshold for the people of the two states to enter the vast land of Shenzhou, can I guarantee that this time next year, you will go to Shenjing City with my boy?"

Before these words fell, the corner of the eyes of this young man from the Shenjing City suddenly caught a glimpse of a touch of red in the bag held by the man on the side, his complexion changed suddenly, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, grabbed a sachet that exuded a faint fragrance, and shook his head suddenly:

"I accept the other boys, but this sachet is really unacceptable, if my wife sees it, I won't be able to live this year, I can't even get into the door, no, no. ”

After Li Xun's frightened words came out, it once again caused everyone around him to laugh, and among the crowd of people who came to see him off by the river, several young girls blushed directly, and then the old man Yan made a blank face and shouted in a low voice:

"Nonsense, any of you who secretly put the sachet back, give it back to the old man, if Lord Li is wronged at home, how can this be done. ”

After finishing speaking, the old man waved his hand and motioned to these girls to take back all the sachets that they had spent many days and efforts making, and then continued to speak:

"Okay, okay, let's not delay Lord Li's time, Lord Li's home, return to his heart like an arrow, let's send it to the boat quickly, Sha, you take charge of the boat, and send Lord Li to Bafeng Station." ”

As soon as the words fell, the people who had originally surrounded Li Xun dispersed, and then an exceptionally burly man stepped forward, carried the last bag of salute, and took the lead towards the boat by the river.

"Ladies and gentlemen, then we'll see you next year. ”

Li Xun raised his hands and folded them on his chest, bowed solemnly to the old man Yan and the others in front of him, and his voice continued to say:

"Folks, a healthy new year. ”

"Master Li, a healthy new year!"

The local people of Beihai on the side of the river also bowed in the same way, and opened their mouths in response, although their saluting movements were still a little restrained and unnatural, but the smile on their faces in the sun was heartfelt.

The big sun overhead, pouring warmth outward, the breeze blowing through Bafeng Pass, just like the river of fate flowing forward between heaven and earth, finally showed some kindness to the descendants of the Five Immortals Mountain who had experienced tens of thousands of years of suffering.