In mid-May, Guo Xin returned to Taiyuan Prefecture with the Fengguo Zuoxiang Banshi.
Liu Zhiyuan and Taiyuan Wenwu had led their armies southward, and the person to talk about the incident in Taiyuan Prefecture fell on Liu Chong, who was left in the northern capital. When he learned that Feng Guo Zuoxiang had returned, Liu Chong showed his concern and sent Li Xiang, the Shaoyin of Taiyuan Prefecture, ten miles out of the city to greet him.
But these have nothing to do with Guo Xin. He has already received the titles and rewards he deserves. These are what he should have earned after traveling thousands of miles and working hard. All he cared about at the moment was the home in Taiyuan Mansion.
The Han army, which had begun to gather last year, finally came to use force. The two camps in the north and south of Taiyuan Prefecture were suddenly empty. Fengguo's left wing no longer needed to be stationed outside the city and went directly into the city for repairs.
After telling Zhang Chenghua to take people to settle down in the headquarters, Guo Xin took Guo Puzhi and ran towards his home.
At dusk, there are many people on the streets of Taiyuan Prefecture, and the school ground is close to the Dongshi in the city, so the roads are even more noisy and bustling with traffic. The population of Daizhou City was low, so this kind of scene would never happen. It was the slightly more prosperous Taiyuan Prefecture that made Guo Xin reluctantly feel like he was in the city.
After four months of fighting, Guo and Xin suddenly returned to the place where fireworks were flourishing, but they did not feel any discomfort at all and returned to the Guo Mansion by a familiar route.
There was a figure sweeping the floor in front of the Guo Mansion, and he turned around when he heard the sound of horse hooves. Guo Xin recognized Guo Shou at a glance, but Guo Shou didn't seem to recognize them. He stood in front of the door with a broom and tried to get out of the way.
Until Guo Pu said: "Dad!"
Guo Shoucai suddenly came to his senses: "You brat? Are you back?"
The two of them stationed their horses in front of the mansion. Guo Pu turned over and held Guo Shou's hands: "Is it possible that dad is crazy? He can't even recognize his son?"
"You idiot is crazy!" Guo Shou kicked off, but was caught by the iron armor. He snorted and ignored Guo Pu. He turned around and cupped his hands towards Guo Xin and said, "I heard that Brother Yi has been promoted to commander. Congratulations. ! I knew Brother Yi would be promising!"
"After all, I'm the son of the Guo family, so I'm not very happy." Guo Xin smiled and took off his coat and asked Guo Shou, "Who is in the family now?"
"Lao Langjun and Brother Rong followed the official family to the south. Brother Qing, Madam, and several young men are all in the house."
"Okay, I'll go see my mother first."
After bidding farewell to Guo Shou, Guo Xin went straight into the mansion. Behind him, Guo Shou's voice scolding Guo Pu could still be heard:
"Idiot, when will you be as polite as Brother Yi..."
"Dad, don't pull your ears, it hurts!"
The feeling of the mansion for Guo Xin is still cordial and familiar. Everything on the surface has not changed. Only the pear trees in the courtyard no longer have monotonous branches and leaves, and have grown green like umbrellas. However, the flowering period has passed, which makes Guo Xin feel a little bit better. Pity.
Just as Guo Xing was about to step into the backyard, he suddenly remembered that he was still wearing armor, so he turned around and walked to his side yard, preparing to change into some clean clothes before going to see Mrs. Zhang.
Walking to his own courtyard, Guo Xin heard the laughter of several children coming from the courtyard. They should be his three cousins.
Guo Xin pushed the door open and saw Guo Fengchao and three others playing shuttlecock in their own courtyard.
The three of them got into playing and didn't notice Guo Xin coming in at all. It wasn't until he walked in that Guo Shouyun and Ding Geer saw him. They immediately stood still with their hands behind their backs, looking like they were waiting to admit their mistake.
Guo Fengchao, who had his back to Guo Xin, didn't know what was happening. He stared at the shuttlecock flying up and down and kept moving: "Are you two tired now?"
Brother Ding quickly reminded in a low voice: "Second brother! Brother Ercong is back."
"Third brother, don't try to trick me. Brother Ercong has gone to war."
Guo Xin deliberately coughed heavily. Guo Fengchao trembled when he heard the sound, and the shuttlecock fell to the ground. He slowly turned around and saw Guo Xin. His little eyes were full of surprise. He quickly leaned over and bowed: "I've met Brother Ercong."
After saying that, he took two steps back and stood side by side next to the two brothers.
Guo Xin suddenly felt funny when he looked at the three of them. He also pretended to be angry and said with a straight face: "You three know your mistake?"
Guo Shouyun, the oldest, took the lead and said, "Reply to Brother Ercong, we know we were wrong."
Guo Fengchao followed closely: "I also know I was wrong."
Brother Ding quickly followed up: "Brother Ercong, I was wrong too."
Guo Xin continued to ask in a calm voice: "Then tell me, where did you go wrong?"
The three brothers looked at me and I looked at you. The eldest brother Guo Shoujun lowered his head first and said: "We were playing shuttlecock in Brother Ercong's yard..."
Guo Xin then asked: "Well, what else is there?"
No one said anything now. After a while of hesitation, Guo Fengchao couldn't help but jump out and said: "It's all because Brother Dacong locked us in the courtyard to study because it was too boring, so we escaped! Brother Ercong punishes us if he wants. , don’t tell your aunt!”
Guo Shoujun and Brother Ding were unable to stop him. Seeing that Guo Fengchao had already spoken out, they had no choice but to wait for Guo Xin to make an announcement.
Guo Xin said, "So you are playing hooky?"
The three brothers didn't know why, so Guo Shouyun boldly asked: "Brother Ercong, what is truancy?"
Seeing the embarrassment of the three brothers, Guo Xinxin felt even more amused, so he called the three of them over, untied their straps, and placed the breastplate and shoulder armor on the hands of Guo Fengchao and Guo Shouyun: "If you make a mistake, you will be punished. I punish you to carry the armor into my house."
Seeing his two older brothers huffing and puffing away holding armor pieces, Brother Ding became nervous again: "Brother Ercong, what about me?"
Seeing that Brother Ding was still as timid as before, Guo Xin touched his head: "Brother Ding can't move those, tell me what you have been doing in the house these past few months?"
So Brother Ding told Guo Xin everything he had seen and heard in the past four months. It turned out that Guo Wei was busy with military affairs, so the three brothers were all taken care of by Zhang, and Guo Tong usually taught the three brothers to read.
"So, you three don't like reading?"
Brother Ding shook his head: "The eldest brother loves reading the most, but the second brother said it was boring and wanted to come to brother Er Cong's yard to play..."
Guo Xin was immediately speechless: "Why doesn't it have to be my yard?"
Brother Ding opened his eyes wide and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Because there is no one in Brother Ercong's yard!"
At this time, Guo Fengchao and Guo Shoujun also came back panting. Seeing this, Guo Xin patted their shoulders and said in an elder's tone: "You two need to practice more on your physical fitness, otherwise no one will be able to tell when you go out." We, the Guo family’s sons?”
Guo Fengchao was outspoken and retorted casually: "When it comes to physical fitness, Brother Dacong's body is not as good as mine."
When Guo Shouyun saw that Guo Fengchao had just spoken, he hurriedly pushed him with his arm, but he was still a little slow.
Guo Xin was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand and said, "I'm going to see my mother. The three of you also come with me."
The three brothers immediately looked mournful. Guo Xin was a little strange when he saw this. Mrs. Zhang had always been gentle and considerate to him. Could it be that she still had a strict mother's side?
He then touched the heads of the three of them one by one and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will tell my mother that I won't tell my mother about truancy when I meet you on the road."
The three brothers were overjoyed and followed Guo Xin's footsteps closely.
Guo Xin took three followers to visit Mr. Zhang. Feeling the closeness and trust of his cousins in him, he suddenly felt a warm feeling flowing in his heart. Even the war that he had been thinking about suddenly seemed to have become a reality. A distant memory.
Guo Xin inadvertently raised his head and suddenly caught a glimpse of a milky white pear blossom left among the branches and leaves of the pear tree in the corner.
