After that, my mother deliberately cooked delicious meals every day. Qin Hong also often took Xiao Fengming into the mountains to deliberately exercise his physical strength.
Four months passed by in a flash. On this day, Qin Xiang returned home on time and informed Commander Li that he had promised to give him a place. I will take my third brother back tomorrow.
Before leaving, his family repeatedly told Xiao Fengming that the outside world is complicated, so he should be more cautious when meeting people, don't trust people easily, and be patient when encountering difficulties. If you don't choose or can't bear the hardship, just come home.
Xiao Fengming sat in the arms of her elder brother, with tears in her eyes, waving her arms and saying goodbye to her parents and relatives standing at the edge of the village. It wasn't until he turned around the ridge and saw no one in sight that Qin Xiang urged his horses to run toward Qijia City.
The entire city wall of Qijia City is made of stone, with no edges visible at a glance. There is a tall gatehouse at the city gate, and the weapons exposed on the gatehouse are shining brightly. There is a wide channel outside the city, which stretches into the distance along with the city wall. There is a rushing water inside, and the bottom cannot be seen at a glance. There were more than ten soldiers at the city gate to maintain order.
Qin Xiang entered the city without hesitation. I saw people coming and going on the street, an endless stream of men, women, old and young. Everyone was wearing various clothes, looking very bright. There are shops on both sides of the street, one after another, with all kinds of rare and strange goods.
The two of them did not stop on the street, but went straight into a small courtyard.
Tell Xiao Fengming to rest here. He reports to the military camp and tells him not to leave the yard to avoid getting lost.
Towards the end of the night, Qin Xiang turned around and took Xiao Fengming to the street and walked into a restaurant. As soon as he entered the building, he saw a young boy coming over: "Master Qin Jun, you are here. Please come upstairs."
Qin Xiang walked straight upstairs and said to the waiter: "Just keep doing the same, and add another stewed chicken with salvia miltiorrhiza." The waiter agreed.
Qin Xiang took Xiao Fengming to sit at a table near the door and said to Xiao Fengming: "After these days of traveling, you must be very tired. You should take a good rest and prepare for the entry test."
Xiao Fengming agreed obediently. In this way, Qin Xiang went to the barracks every day and came back to eat with Xiao Fengming at noon and evening.
On the afternoon of the eighth day, Qin Xiang came back from outside with a happy face: "Little brother, the people from Luoxia Valley have arrived today, and tomorrow we will go to Luoxia Valley with other children."
Xiao Fengming was a little happy and a little scared after hearing this. He didn't know what to expect.
The next day, after breakfast, Qin Xiang gave Xiao Fengming a bag full of dry food and a few changes of clothes, and told him: "If you don't have enough to eat on the way, just eat dry food. From now on, everything is on your own."
"Yes, I will. Brother, please take care of yourself," Xiao Fengming gratefully agreed.
Arriving outside the north gate of Qijia City, the place was extremely lively. There was a buzz of people, and there were voices of advice and encouragement everywhere.
Qin Xiang led Xiao Fengming to a man wearing a green robe, with a majestic face and a sword hanging on his waist, and said respectfully: "Master Commander, this is my third brother. Third brother, come and see the Commander. "
Xiao Fengming quickly bowed and imitated his elder brother: "I've seen the commander before."
The commander was very happy to see Xiao Fengming being so well-behaved, and said with a smile: "Well, very good, your little brother will definitely be extraordinary in the future."
Then he pointed at the children next to him and said, "You will be together from now on, and you will help each other along the way. I hope you will all be chosen to join Luoxia Valley."
Xiao Fengming looked at the children. There were seven of them in total, and they should all be recommended by the commander. Xiao Fengming nodded to the children, walked among them, and stood quietly aside.
Not long after, a big man on horseback wearing a purple gown said: "Everyone be quiet. The children participating in the selection this time will all get on the cart in front. Every eight people will get on one cart. No noise is allowed." His voice was not loud, but everyone present They all heard it very clearly.
The children stepped forward one after another and boarded the carriage respectively. Xiao Fengming got on one with seven other children. Xiao Fengming waved goodbye to his eldest brother and then got into the tent.
Not long after, Xiao Fengming felt the vehicle start to move.
This time, Qijia City recommended a total of forty-seven people, divided into six carriages, accompanied by a dozen big men, riding horses to protect them on both sides.
On the first day, none of the children in the car with Xiao Fengming said anything. They all sat in their seats with serious expressions and pursed their lips. Everyone has their own thoughts.
At night, the cart stopped in a mountain col. The man on horseback took out dry food and water, distributed them to the children in the cart, and told them that they would spend the night here. Except for convenience, don't get out of the car.
After dawn the next day, the cart set out again. After yesterday's day, the children in the car no longer felt strange and started talking to each other. After talking, Xiao Fengming got to know the other seven children.
One is the nephew of the deputy commander, named Duan Meng, and he has two sons of captains, one named Zhang Li and the other named Wei Boqiang. There is also a grandson of the camp master Bo named Zhang Changming, and the other two are sons of centurions, one named Xu Liang and the other named Li Da. Duan Meng is the oldest among them, he is twelve years old.
After more than a month of bumpy rides, the carriage finally arrived at a large town store. The group came to a restaurant. The big man in purple ordered all the children to get out of the car and stay here today and enter Luoxia Valley early tomorrow morning.
At dawn, Xiao Fengming was called up. After a hurried breakfast, the convoy drove toward the southeast.
In the evening, the convoy entered a large mountain and saw a giant gray peak protruding in the distance, surrounded by dozens of small stone peaks. The peaks are dark blue and look particularly magnificent.
Everyone stopped in the square in front of a tall gate building, and a man on horseback asked the children to get off the bus. At this time, an old man wearing a yellow robe, a turban on his head, and a feather fan came out of the gatehouse.
The big man in purple clothes hurried forward and said with respect, "See Elder Wang."
"Is this the disciple candidate for Qijia City? How many are there in total?"
"Back to Elder Wang, there are forty-seven people in total." The leading man replied.
"Well, very good. Arrange them in Tingsong Villa and tell them not to move around. We will take them together for testing after the conference starts in a few days."
"Yes, Elder Wang." After saying this, the big man in purple clothes gave Elder Wang a salute, and then took all the children and walked to a side road.
