It is said that people are timid when they are close to home, and Xiao Han seems to be no exception!
However, it was not because he had been away for almost a year this time, but because this idiot, Leng Zi, had already sent the news of his accident home in advance.
Thinking of Xue Pan, Old Man Hua and other family members who suddenly heard the news, Xiao Han couldn't help but feel his heart sinking. He quickly raised his whip and slapped the horse hard on the butt!
"Da da da……"
The horse's hooves stepped heavily on the cold concrete road, bringing up the wind and snow!
Xiao Han and Xiaodong, who were on horseback, galloped towards Xiaojiazhuangzi one after another. Occasionally, a few passers-by heard the sound of horse hooves on the road and quickly stepped aside, then looked at the two horses with envy. Horses passed by.
Xiao Han's speed was very fast, and the riding skills he had gained over the years in the Tang Dynasty were already perfect. Although he could not achieve the legendary "human and horse unity", he was still running for his life...cough cough cough! When he is on the road, few people can catch up with him.
After driving all the way, soon, the tall archway of Xiaojiazhuangzi could be seen in the distance!
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"Huh? Why are there two horses coming towards us?"
At this time, under the archway, Uncle Lunzi and a group of old guys took advantage of the good weather to move a ladder and climb up to the archway to clean the dust. Not wanting to suddenly hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance, they went to the army The conditioned reflexes they had developed during this period caused them to put down their work one by one and turn their heads to look into the distance together.
In the distance, Xiao Han beats the horse like flying!
The distance of several miles passed almost instantly. When he arrived at the foot of the archway, the veterans who had recognized him for a long time quickly came up to him in surprise!
"Master Hou! You are back! Great!"
"Yes, yes! But why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back, so that the people in Zhuangzi could prepare to welcome you!"
"Eh? Where's that stupid bastard? Why didn't he come back with you?"
After discovering that the person who came was none other than the owner of their village, a group of veterans immediately dropped their rags and buckets, and Ulala surrounded them!
He stopped Xiao Han and Xiaodong's horses first, and then started asking questions one by one. Xiao Han was as confused as the two-foot-tall monk.
"Wait! I'm back? Aren't you surprised?" After being delayed under the archway for a long time, Xiao Han finally realized what he was doing and asked a few veterans in surprise.
"Surprised?" Uncle Lengzi looked at Xiao Han, stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Why are you surprised! Didn't you write a letter a while ago saying that you were coming back to celebrate the New Year? Why, Mr. Hou, do you have to go out again? !!”
"Don't go out, hey! That's not what I said!" After hearing this answer, the expression on Xiao Han's face became even weirder! He pointed back at himself and said, "I mean, aren't you surprised that I came back alive?"
"Ah?" After hearing this, all the veterans present suddenly changed their expressions!
And the stupid uncle looked at Xiao Han carefully and made sure that he had no missing arms or legs or a few parts. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and complained with a dark face: "It's the New Year, Mr. Hou." What are you talking about?! What a dead thing, bah bah bah, childish words are unbridled, the strong wind will blow them away!
"I..." Xiao Han was riding on the horse and glanced at Uncle Lengzi with a dumbfounded look, what are you talking about? How old is he? He already has children, okay? His father despises old age even if he is a boy!
However, Xiao Han also knew that this was not the right time to talk about this, so he decisively handed over to a few people, said "I'll talk to you later!" and walked away again. The veterans looking at that hurried look first looked at each other, and then laughed loudly together!
Yes, young people, a little separation is better than a newlywed~ They old guys must understand!
I’ve talked about veterans, let’s talk about Xiao Han.
Along the road behind the archway, he rode quickly to the door of his house.
However, judging from the door that greeted them from afar and the joyful expressions on the faces of the servants, it seems that these people also knew nothing about the news of their accident!
Then this is a bit strange. No one in Zhuangzi knew that he was suddenly in disaster! Could it be that the driver of the Cheng family who came to report the news was lazy and didn't come?
Or did you encounter someone who was robbed on the way here and was kidnapped?
No, no! Thinking of this, Xiao Han shook his head decisively and threw this unrealistic idea out of his mind.
It is still possible to say that the Cheng family coachman was lazy. After all, the Cheng family is full of bastards from top to bottom! Having a lazy coachman is nothing!
But the question is, who would kidnap someone like that?
You must know that Xiao Han, the coachman of the Cheng family, has met him once or twice before. Not only is he covered in flesh, but he also has several scars on his face! That kind of majestic appearance is basically the kind that you don’t need to put on makeup to pretend to be a ghost. Who else would kidnap him?
"Where's Madam? Are you at home?" Xiao Han felt more and more strange in his heart. He didn't bother to answer the chattering questions of the people around him, and asked Butler Lu who hurried over first.
"Madam is in the back house!"
When Butler Lu saw that it was indeed Xiao Han who had returned, he looked overjoyed. When he heard his question, he quickly pointed to the back, indicating that Xue Pan was in the back house.
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Han casually threw the reins in his hands and ran towards the back house! All the servants and housekeepers present were left at the door. You looked at me and I looked at you. I didn’t know what to do next.
The Xiao Mansion.
After years of continuous renovation and expansion, this mansion has long been transformed from a single large house into a huge complex of buildings with row upon row of buildings!
Here, the large courtyard is surrounded by the small courtyard, and the small courtyard is next to the large courtyard! Garden corridors are interspersed among them, and there are paths and rockeries! It's very elegant!
If an ordinary person accidentally broke in, he would probably be lost in it not long after turning around, and he would not even be able to identify his direction! Let alone walking out.
As soon as Hou Men enters, it is as deep as the sea! This sentence is really more than just words.
After passing through the front hall, passing through the middle room, and then around the garden and winding corridor, Xiao Han finally arrived at the back house.
However, compared with everything as usual in the front, the atmosphere in the back house is much more mysterious! Not only was the gate of the back house closed, but everything in the courtyard was quiet, not even a single maidservant could speak.
"Could it be that Xue Pan suppressed the news and deliberately didn't publish it?"
At this point, Xiao Han had some guesses about the situation in Zhuangzi.
Because of Xiao Han, the Xiao family is no longer a simple small family, but a huge existence with countless friends and old friends, and caravans all over the Western Regions, Liaodong, Jiangnan, and even Guangzhou!
