At this time, Jia Shizhong, who was staying in Dayu Mountain, was thinking about Yinzhi and the others, and was extremely anxious. So after spending a few days with Chai Jin, Yan Qing, Ruan Xiaoqi and others, and competing in martial arts several times, He once again proposed to return to Yanjiao.
At that time, Jia Shizhong, who was drinking tea with Xu Guanzhong and others, said: "My dear brothers and sisters, Shizhong has been in Dayu Mountain from Yanjiao for nearly a month. Now, Song and Liao are fighting in Yanjiao, and Miss Yinzhi stays in the village. , Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron, Miss Sixia left without saying goodbye, and probably went back to Yanjing. Shizhong didn’t know what was happening to them now. Shizhong was worried and worried about her, so he said goodbye to his dear brother and brother and hurried back to Yanjing. Let’s check the situation, and after the relevant matters are dealt with, come back to meet with my dear brothers and sisters.”
Seeing this, Xu Guanzhong pondered for a moment and said, "This is human nature. Since Jia Yishi cares about Yinzhi and the others and wants to return to Yanjiao Manor, it is not convenient for me to keep them here. However, I have a saying that Jia Yishi must remember." "
"Master, please speak, Shizhong is all ears."
"After Jia Yishi returns to Yanjiao, don't be trapped by love. You must assess the situation and make a decision at any time according to the situation. If you can't settle down in Yanjiao, come to Dayu Mountain quickly. We will wait for the Yishi again."
Hearing this, Jia Shizhong nodded and said hello.
Yan Qing, Chai Jin, and Ruan Xiaoqi also stood up when they saw that Jia Shizhong insisted on returning to Yanjing.
Yan Qing said: "Since my brother is going back to Yanjiao, I and the senior official brother should go and see him off."
Chai Jin also said: "What brother Xiao Yi said is absolutely true. Let's go and see off Jia Yishi."
Jia Shizhong clasped his hands in his fists and said, "Thank you so much for your friendship with Brother Daguanren and Brother Xiaoyi. Brother Daguanren, Brother Xiaoyi, and the Ruan family brothers have a long life ahead of each other. We brothers don't need to be polite or send you off. I'll go back right away." Go to Yanjiao, the green mountains will never grow old, and the green water will always flow. We will see you there again later."
After saying that, Jia Shizhong turned around and walked out of the lobby.
Xu Guanzhong, Yan Qing, Chai Jin, and Ruan Xiaoqi followed out.
Several people followed each other and came to the stable. Jia Shizhong entered the stable and took out his bay-red horse. Yan Qing and Chai Jin also entered the stable and led their horses out.
Seeing this, Jia Shizhong hurriedly said: "Brother Daguanren and brother Xiaoyi, there is no need to see each other off."
Yan Qing smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, my brother Daguanren and I are going down the mountain for a walk to familiarize ourselves with the surrounding environment. We would like to give my brother a ride along the way."
Hearing this, Jia Shizhong didn't know what to say, so he took the horse and walked down the mountain with Yan Qing, Chai Jin and others.
When several people came to the mountain pass, Jia Shizhong looked at Xu Guanzhong and Ruan Xiaoqi and said, "Master, please come back. Brother Ruan family, please come back."
Xu Guanzhong and Ruan Xiaoqi also bowed to Jia Shizhong and replied: "Jia Yishi, walk slowly."
Jia Shizhong, Yan Qing and Chai Jin then led their horses down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, Jia Shizhong, Yan Qing, and Chai Jin got on their horses while giving way to each other, and then galloped towards Daming Mansion.
After a while, the three people arrived at Daming Mansion.
Yan Qing rode his horse to the front of Jia Shizhong, reined in the horse, and said to Jia Shizhong: "My brother is here, and I haven't seen you for many days. Xiao Yi is very worried about me. I have to say goodbye today, and I don't know when I will see you again. My brother, a senior official, and I I'm at the restaurant, arranging meals and seeing my brother off."
Jia Shizhong also stopped his horse and said: "Brother Xiaoyi, thank you and Brother Daguanren for your kindness; however, I am eager to return home, so we brothers should say goodbye here."
Chai Jin also rode his horse to come to Jia Shizhong, looked at Jia Shizhong and said: "Brothers of the Jia family, no matter how anxious you are, don't rush for this moment. Brother Yu is not honored to know the brothers of the Jia family; however, brother Yu has only been with the brothers of the Jia family for a few days. , It’s really hard to let go of my brother. I have no other wish for my brother, I just hope that I can offer him a few glasses of wine and talk about my regrets in my heart.”
Seeing that what Chai Jin said was sincere, Jia Shizhong couldn't refuse anymore, so he said, "Thank you, Brother Daguanren, and Brother Yanqing for their kindness."
The three people got off their horses and came to a restaurant.
The waiter picked up the three of them, tied their horses to the hitching posts in front of the restaurant, and let the three of them enter the restaurant.
In the restaurant, the bartender came up to us and shouted loudly: "Three guests, this restaurant has good beef and soju. How much do you want?"
Yan Qing said: "First serve six kilograms of beef and three kilograms of soju."
The bartender shouted: "Okay! Six pounds of beef, three pounds of soju." While shouting, he went to the kitchen.
The three people gave way to each other and sat down.
After the three of them sat down, Jia Shizhong smiled and said to Yan Qing: "Xiao Yi is very funny. How can the three of us eat six kilograms of beef? That's too much."
Yan Qing said: "Not much, not much! If it were my brothers Wu Song and Lu Da, I'm afraid six pounds wouldn't be enough for one person."
Chai Jin laughed when he heard this and said, "According to Xiao Yi, brothers Wusong and Luda, could it be that they are losers?"
"Why are you just a loser?!" Yan Qing also laughed and said: "The two of them are not losers. One of them defeated the tiger and the other captured Fang La. They are both gods."
Chai Jin laughed.
Jia Shizhong did not respond to what Yan Qing said because of Yin Zhi.
After a while, the bartender held a tray in his hand and sang: "Six pounds of beef, three pounds of soju, here they come!"
The bartender put the beef and wine on the table and said to Chai Jin, Yan Qing and Jia Shizhong: "Please use it, three guests."
Chai Jin, Yan Qing, and Jia Shizhong began to eat after being humble to each other. After a while, after eating and drinking, Jia Shizhong stood up, clasped his hands, saluted Chai Jin and Yan Qing, and said, "Brother Daguanren and brother Xiao Yi, because of the long journey, Shizhong is eager to return home, so we say goodbye." "
Chai Jin and Yan Qing hurriedly stood up and returned the gift to Jia Shizhong.
Jia Shizhong then walked out.
Chai Jin took a step closer and took Jia Shizhong's hand. Jia Shizhong was moved and turned to look at Chai Jin. Chai Jin looked at tears in his eyes.
Chai Jin looked at Jia Shizhong and said: "Brothers of the Jia family, I am a descendant of the Chai family of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Since my ancestors ceded power to the country and the Zhao family, I have received much attention. They also gave me an iron scroll and an elixir, promising that the Chai family will always be rich and noble. However, the traitors in the court have betrayed me." On the road, Chai was tainted and became a bandit and became a thief. Fortunately, the Holy Master was kind-hearted and intelligent. Chai and Xiao Yi were able to be recruited and given official positions. Ordinarily, I went as one of my officials. However, The world is far from what we imagined, and there are many dangers in it. The best destination for a scholar is to go into seclusion in the mountains and forests. Brothers of the Jia family, we have to say goodbye today. We have no other wish but to see each other again as soon as possible."
When Jia Shizhong heard this, he was very moved. He nodded to Chai Jin and said, "Shizhong will keep my brother's words in mind. This time I return to Yanjiao. When my secular affairs are settled, I will return to the mountains to meet my brother."
"Since my dear brother is in a hurry to return to Yanjing, Xiao Yi and I will no longer try to persuade him to stay. The journey to Yanjing is long and inconvenient. My dear brother, please be careful along the way. If there is any danger, return to Dayu Mountain as soon as possible. We Let’s deal with it together.”
"Thank you, Brother Daguanren and Brother Xiaoyi."
"My brother didn't eat well."
Yan Qing said with tears in her eyes.
When Jia Shizhong saw this, he was moved and patted Yan Qing on the shoulder.
Yan Qing reached out and grabbed Jia Shizhong's lapel and told him, "Brother, take care of yourself along the way."
Jia Shizhong clasped his hands and said loudly: "Thank you so much, Brother Daguanren, Brother Xiaoyi."
Jia Shizhong carried the baggage on his back, picked up the iron sword, and left the restaurant.
Chai Jin and Yan Qing followed.
Jia Shizhong came to the horse, untied the horse's reins, and got on the horse.
Jia Shizhong stood on his horse, clasping his fists with his hands and saying, "Brother, the official, brother, Xiaoyi, let's say goodbye."
Jia Shizhong shook the horse's reins, and the horse spread its hooves and started running.
Chai Jin and Yan Qing shouted: "Take care along the way!"
Jia Shizhong rode his horse at a gallop, inevitably staying in the hotel at night and driving day and night to Yanjing.
After passing Chanzhou, there were constant guerrillas scattered all over the countryside along the way.
Among these stragglers, there were both Song soldiers who went north, Song soldiers who returned south, and occasionally some soldiers and horses from the Liao Kingdom. This situation confused Jia Shizhong. Jia Shizhong didn't know if there was a war between Song and Liao? How was the battle? Who won? Why the mess?
Jia Shizhong was thinking about things while galloping his horse. Suddenly, several Khitan horsemen saw Jia Shizhong galloping alone, and they caught up with him, shouting: "Nanbarbarian! Stop!"
The Khitan horsemen saw that Jia Shizhong was alone and riding a good horse, so they tried to seize the horse that Jia Shizhong was riding.
When Jia Shizhong saw this, he galloped on his horse.
The Khitan horse army followed closely.
When Jia Shizhong saw several Khitan horse troops approaching, he drew out the iron sword he was carrying, stopped his horse, turned his horse's head, and watched the Khitan horse troops kill them.
Jia Shizhong fought with several Khitan horse troops, defeated them, and took the opportunity to escape.
This situation made Jia Shizhong even more anxious. If Chanzhou is like this, Yanjiao may be in chaos. Jia Shizhong doesn't know what's going on in Yanjiao now? I don’t know if Yin Zhi and Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron Sixia girls are safe.
Jia Shizhong was anxious, so he galloped on his horse and arrived at his own manor in Yanjiao two days later.
Jia Shizhong jumped off the horse.
Zhuang Ke took the reins of Jia Shizhong's horse and put the horse into the stable.
Jia Shizhong hurriedly walked into the lobby. As soon as he sat down, Long Si and Wu Ma came to report to Jia Shizhong the recent situation.
Long Sigang said: "Young master, since you go south to Dayu Mountain..." Jia Shizhong waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute." After saying that, Jia Shizhong looked at Wu Ma and asked: " Where are Yinzhi and the girls?"
"Back to the young village master." Wu Ma hurried forward and said to Jia Shizhong: "Seven or eight days ago, Princess Yinzhi said that she was bored and wanted to go hunting. Unexpectedly, she left and never came back. The young master of the village is back. , I was about to report this matter to the young master of the village."
Jia Shizhong was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Have you been gone for seven or eight days?"
Wu Ma nodded and replied: "Yes, Young Master."
"Where have you gone?"
"unknown."
Wu Ma and Long Si both shook their heads.
Jia Shizhong looked at Long Si and asked: "Long Si, has the Song army started a war with the Khitan?"
"Young master of the village." Long Si replied: "More than twenty days ago, the Khitan and Song armies fought in the Baigou area. According to the information I found, the Song army was defeated and retreated to Xiongzhou. Seven or eight days ago, another I heard that the victorious troops stationed in Zhuozhou and Yizhou rebelled against Liao and defected to Song."
"The Song army was defeated?"
Jia Shizhong asked in surprise.
"Yes, Young Master, the Song army was defeated."
"Since the Song army was defeated, why did the ever-victorious army turn against Liao and defect to Song?"
"As far as I'm concerned, the Young Master, I really don't know this."
"Is this place peaceful for us?"
"It's peaceful for the time being, but I haven't been disturbed."
Jia Shizhong saw this and thought for a while before saying: "Long Si, you leave the affairs of the manor to Lao Hao. Tomorrow I will go to Yanjing with you to find the young lady and several other girls. Mother Wu, regarding internal affairs, You should be more careful, I will go to Yanjing in ten days at most and return in three to five days at least."
Long Si and Wu Ma replied: "Yes, Young Master."
There was no words to say that night.
After getting up the next day, Jia Shizhong and Long Si pulled out the horses from the stables, put the bags on the horses, got on the horses, and galloped towards Yanjing.
