Li Hongxiu reached out and touched Mu Mu's head and said, "Look, even my Mu Mu can speak now."
Boss Xie looked at Mu Mu and Li Ye, then turned to look at Boss Huang and said, "You can't underestimate them. In the past two days, it was all thanks to his two brothers and sisters to repel the water bandits in Tamsui. Otherwise, I might I’ll never see you again.”
Li Ye smiled faintly and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food for Mu Mu. Mu Mu lowered her head, her face a little red, a little shy and a little excited.
This was also her first time fighting against someone, unlike Li Ye who had fought to the death with Ye Wuya in the creek behind the Great Buddha Temple.
The gentleman looked at Boss Xie and Shopkeeper Huang, smiled, and asked, "Where is Boss Huang's ancestral home, and why did he come to the small town of Liexi instead of Baiyu City?"
Boss Xie also looked at him and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Huang, I don't think I've asked you this question before."
Shopkeeper Huang put down his wine glass, thought for a while, and said calmly: "Our ancestral home is Qingjiang City in Xixuan Territory. Our ancestors have lived there for generations. Later, barbaric bandits kept coming to rob and kill people. Our ancestors couldn't bear it, so we moved our ancestors to In the Central Region, our branch has come to Liexi Town, and there are also some in Vientiane City in the Central Region, and there are also some in Baiyu City."
Shopkeeper Huang's explanation was still very convincing. The gentleman patted the table and sighed: "The world is in war, and the people who suffer are the common people. It's not like the Domain Lord's Mansion in the West Xuan Territory is all shit eaters."
Shopkeeper Huang said: "The Territory Lord's Mansion is in a very difficult situation. They sent out troops to suppress the bandits, but the bandits ran back to the wilderness. How could the Territory Lord's Mansion's army dare to enter the wilderness to suppress the bandits? If things go on like this, all the people doing business in Qingjiang City will leave. Where?"
"I've heard about this too. It's like the bandits in Tamsui. They don't rob local people, but only rob passing customers, so no merchants in Tamsui are willing to do business there." Boss Xie sighed.
The gentleman lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Bandits are like wildfires. The government suppresses them and regenerates them, and suppresses them again. It is a troublesome thing."
Shopkeeper Huang continued: "Fortunately, the merchants in Liexi Town are very united. If bandits dare to come, our four militia groups will take action together. Only our town is safe in this area of water, so the number of merchants gradually increases. "
The setting sun outside the inn shone through the window into the hall, as if Li Ye, who was leaning against the window, was coated with a faint layer of Buddha's light. It had a touch of sacredness, yet made people approachable.
Shopkeeper Xie thought about Li Ye, who was standing at the stern of the boat, with an arrow piercing his throat that morning, and the bandit leader who clutched his neck and fell headlong into the Fuchun River, and he felt filled with emotion. He stood up silently, turned the table and poured a round of wine for everyone, raised his glass and said: "Here's a toast to everyone, and to the two little heroes."
The husband looked at Li Ye quietly and said, "You have just entered the world, and you will experience more ups and downs in the future. You should remember everything you have experienced along the way."
Li Ye looked at him and said, "Disciple, please remember this."
Li Hongxiu said with a smile: "Having said so much, hurry up and eat the food. When you are full, you can continue chatting. I will take Mumu to take a bath and wash clothes. She has not washed her body for a few days and it stinks to death."
Mu Mu hugged her and said with a smile: "Mu Mu is going to starve to death. I want to eat meat."
Li Hongxiu put two pieces of chicken in her bowl and said, "You foodie."
Li Ye looked at Shopkeeper Huang, then at his husband, and said calmly: "The Fuchun River is not far from the Central Territory. Why doesn't the Imperial City care? Their current behavior is simply indulging in banditry."
The gentleman raised his head, looked at him, frowned, and said, "I will give you a chance. Ask the person in the imperial city."
Boss Xie and Shopkeeper Huang turned to look at their husband, not knowing what to say.
The gentleman looked at the two people's stunned expressions, smiled, and said: "Now the emperor likes to practice."
The implication is that people who like to practice, how can they care about the people's livelihood in the five realms?
Boss Xie and Shopkeeper Huang quietly realized this, raised their glasses and said, "Drink."
Li Ye ate with his head lowered, adding vegetables to Mu Mu's bowl from time to time. He saw Li Hongxiu yelling at the side: "Little apprentice, you are not good. You only remember your sister and forget your master's wife."
Li Ye looked up at her and murmured with a smile: "Master, aren't you under the control of my master?"
The gentleman raised his head and glanced at Li Hongxiu, raised his chopsticks, picked out a piece of chicken for her, and said, "Eat vegetables."
Mu Mu lowered her head and laughed.
...
After dinner, Li Hongxiu led Mu Mu upstairs to her room.
Li Ye accompanied his husband to change the tea table with Boss Xie and Shopkeeper Huang, and ordered the waiter to make a pot of tea.
The spring was in full bloom, and under the cover of night, the weed flowers on the street quietly invaded the inn. Li Ye leaned against the window, enjoying the fragrance that he had never smelled in Fengyun City.
I thought to myself: When I return home next year, I must dig a flower tree, bring it back to the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, and plant it so that my mother and sister can smell the intoxicating fragrance.
The gentleman also smelled the smell and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Huang, these flowers taste good!"
When Shopkeeper Huang heard this, he showed a homesick smile and said with a smile: "This flower was brought over from Qingjiang City by our ancestors when they came to the Central Region. I thought that the flowers would be cheap and difficult to maintain when they were away from home. Unexpectedly, they actually took root. It bloomed the next year.”
Boss Xie also smiled and said: "This flower flower can bloom from now until autumn. It is the flower that blooms the longest in Liexi Town. It is very rare."
Li Ye listened to the three chatting, but his mind flew to the sky, thinking, I want to tell the young lady on Phoenix Mountain about this smell.
At this moment, the young lady was the one Li Ye missed. Ever since he got seriously ill for no apparent reason on Tianshan Mountain, he could no longer remember Dongfang Yu'er's appearance.
What's more, Li Mingzhu personally came to Hongxiu downstairs to poison her and break off the engagement.
In Li Mingzhu's eyes, Li Yexiang is like an ant and has no right to miss her daughter. She thinks this is disrespectful to her daughter and should even be called blasphemy.
Just a scent made the longing in his consciousness burst out uncontrollably again.
Although he also knew that this might be wishful thinking on his part.
Shopkeeper Huang poured tea and handed it to the gentleman. The gentleman pushed a cup in front of Li Ye and said calmly: "What are you thinking about? Drink tea."
Li Ye turned his head, looked at his husband and shopkeeper Huang, rubbed his head and smiled, and said: "Sir, I like this town very much. When this trip is over, I will find an opportunity to return to this town to live for a while. "
Shopkeeper Huang heard this and said with a smile: "Does the little master like our little place? Come to me when the time comes and I will find you a private courtyard to ensure your satisfaction."
Mr. Dian said that this was a good idea.
Li Ye and Shopkeeper Huang put their hands together and said, "I would like to thank the shopkeeper in advance."
Boss Xie held the tea cup and said with a smile: "And the young master has a good taste."
The gentleman said softly: "With its historical accumulation, cultural changes, and warm environment, this is a town worth visiting again."
Boss Xie nodded.
...
"Honor, please have two guest rooms, please keep them clean." A woman's voice came from the door of the inn, gentle yet sharp. As he spoke, an even stronger fragrance of wildflowers rushed into the living room.
It had a strong visual and taste impact on Li Ye, who was sitting in a daze by the window.
I saw a girl wearing a red piping with a phoenix embroidered on her hair, leading two ten-year-old middle schoolers, one wearing a cyan fragmented skirt, the other a yellow skirt embroidered with white apricot flowers, and three people on their necks. There is a string of white mast flowers hanging on them.
Because the gentleman was carrying the door of the inn, he did not see the person coming clearly. But Li Ye saw it clearly and murmured: "Hello Mr. Tang!"
"Mr. Tang?" Hearing Li Ye's murmur, the gentleman turned his head and looked at the three people who came in. There was a hint of surprise on his face, and he said with a smile: "Long time no see, Mr. Tang!"
Li Ye never expected that he would see Tang Qiuyu and Xia Wutong in Liexi Town, as well as the shy Hu Xiaoju behind them.
Both he and his husband thought that Tang Qiuyu had returned to Qingcheng with Fatty Tang and others, and were thinking about asking his husband whether to go to Qingcheng first or Baiyu City in the Central Region.
Who would have thought that he would actually meet Hu Ge's sister in this inn.
Tang Qiuyu never expected that he could actually look at Li Ye's special little face by the candlelight by the window of this unknown small town inn.
What's more, sitting opposite Li Ye was Mr. Mo whom she wanted to see. Who would have thought that this little guy would actually go down the Tianshan Mountains, thousands of miles away, and appear in front of him.
Xiaoju heard Li Ye's voice and recognized her husband, but Li Ye was now very different from three years ago.
What's more, his face was not light gray, so she could only step forward timidly and call softly: "Hello, Mr. Mo, are you brother Li Ye?"
Li Ye stood up, walked to her side, stretched out his hand to hold her little hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Xiaoju, where are your brother and Fatty Tang? Why don't you see them two?"
Tang Qiuyu's eyes were also blooming, and she walked over, looked at her husband, and felt lightly blessed.
He smiled and said, "We are so destined to meet each other thousands of miles away. I didn't expect to meet your master and apprentice in this small town of Liexi."
Xiaoju heard Li Ye calling her, confirmed that it was Li Ye, and took his hand.
He smiled and said, "Brother and Tang Chao will go directly to Vientiane City in the Central Region in a few days. Master and sister I have business here."
"Senior sister?" After hearing what Xiao Ju said, Li Ye raised his head and glanced at the girl in the yellow skirt next to Tang Heyu, smiled faintly and said, "Hello! I am Li Ye from Fengyun City."
Tang Qiuyu pulled Xia Wutong over, pointed at Li Ye and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, this is the little guy you didn't see on Tianshan Mountain."
Shopkeeper Huang asked the waiter to add teacups, and the gentleman pulled out three chairs and asked Tang Qiuyu to sit down.
Boss Xie smiled and said: "The table is too small, please change it!"
The waiter stepped forward and moved the teacup on the tea table to another large table.
This was a reunion that no one expected after a long absence. Li Ye took Xiao Ju's hand and stared at each other. Xiao Ju reached out and touched Li Ye's face.
He was stunned for a long time, and then laughed stupidly.
"Brother Li Ye, what's wrong with your face? Is it because the sun on Tianshan Mountain is too strong and makes you so tan? How will you find me a sister-in-law in the future!" Xiao Ju covered her mouth and laughed lightly.
Looking at Xiaoju in front of him, Li Ye showed an extremely bright smile and said, "What about this? I was accidentally struck by lightning while playing on the mountain, and it looked like this when I woke up."
"To be honest, this is too ugly. My brother and Fatty will definitely laugh at you when they see you. What will you do if you are so ugly?" Xiaoju reached out and touched his face carefully.
Li Ye said hehely: "It's just a little darker, and I don't want to give you food, so I'm not afraid!"
When Xiaoju heard this, she held her stomach and laughed.
Knowing that Hu Ge and Fatty Tang were fine, Li Ye suddenly felt happy and wished he could rush to the imperial city immediately to meet the two after a long absence and chat for a few days.
"Are you really okay?" Xiao Ju looked at him and asked seriously. She knew that many people had to spend a lot of effort to get rid of even a trace of scar on their face. How could he be like this guy in front of him, who looked so black and still didn't care? .
"If nothing else, I just miss you three. How is Fatty treating you? How is your brother now?" Looking at the little friend in front of her, Xiaoye didn't care about the black color on her face.
Xiao Ju said angrily: "Fat Tang is in trouble now, you can ask him yourself later."
"Where's that man's brother? How is his cultivation? When are you planning to go home? Your parents want you to come home and have a look!" Li Ye remembered Hu Qingshan's explanation when he went out.
"My brother's cultivation is not bad. I can only decide on going home after discussing with my brother." When Xiao Ju said this, she looked back at Tang Qiuyu.
If a disciple wants to go home, he must of course have permission from his master.
