At this time, at the dock of Huaijiapu in Jiangbei, a large family of men, women and children were patiently waiting for something. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a clear water robe, with a skinny figure, a scorched face, a small goatee, and an extremely smooth face. At this time, he looked ahead anxiously.
At three o'clock in the morning, a small boat floated up from the river. The middle-aged man with a goatee was overjoyed when he saw it. He hurriedly shouted from a distance: "There is Mr. Zhou on the boat! Jiangbei Huaichou is here to welcome you!"
This sentence didn't seem loud at first, but it became louder and louder, and it became clear at first glance that this person had excellent internal strength. At this time, the figures on the boat were already clearly visible. On the left is a young young man in Tsing Yi and cloth robe. A large gun as tall as a person was slung across his back. On the right is a slightly hunched old man, looking at the people on the shore with a smile. It was Tianjisou and Du Jie who left Jialan Temple.
When the boat docked, Huaichou came up to greet him, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Jiangbei Huaichou is waiting for Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou can let me and my family wait easily!"
Tianjisou said apologetically: "Master Huai family is too polite. The little old man encountered something on the road and was late for a while. I hope you can forgive me."
Huaichou hurriedly said: "Where is the old gentleman? If the old gentleman comes to our Huai Chou house, he will treat me as a friend. Even if we wait a little longer, it is appropriate. Let's not stand here and talk. I have already ordered someone to do it." We've prepared a banquet to greet the old gentleman, please!" When he said this, Huaichou looked at Du Jie involuntarily, no! To be precise, he looked at the spear behind Du Jie, and then an uncontrollable smile appeared on his face.
Tianjisou nodded, and as the whole family rushed towards the direction of Huaijia Fort, although everyone was curious about who the young man next to Tianjisou was who was carrying the Nine Dragons Soul-Chasing Gun, they did not ask any more questions. , and at this time, Du Jie always felt that there was always a pair of eyes in this crowd staring at him, which was as chilling as being stared at by a northwest wolf when he was young.
When Du Jie looked back, everything returned to normal. Du Jie felt strange. Could it be that he was too eager to rush for so many days and had an illusion?
Huaijia Fort is located on the former site of an old castle by the river. I heard that this old castle was the former capital of a small country during the Seven Kingdoms War. When the Huaijia was strong, they renovated the old castle and then changed the moat. The water filled up again, turning it into an excellent fortress both offensively and defensively. Facing the river and backed by Zhuoshui Mountain, Huaijia Town is an excellent Feng Shui treasure land. But now, as the power of the Huai family is getting worse day by day, many superpowers have begun to make plans for this fort. Huaichou had no choice but to marry his sister to the head of the Salt Gang as a concubine, and then he stabilized his position. Huaichou, who was still at a loss, suddenly met Tianjisou a few years ago and heard that he was in The young man who was looking for the gunman immediately asked him to return to Huaijia Town desperately, hoping that Tianjisou would help him see if there was a lucky person among his nephews. But how can someone with a gun appear so easily? After Tianjisou shook his head regretfully again and again, his ugly heart suddenly fell back to the bottom.
But I don’t know if God felt that the Huai family was too pitiful, and finally favored an orphan of his eldest brother. The orphan was named Huaibi. It was said that three flying rainbows appeared in the west on the day he was born. Everyone said it was auspicious. When the child was born, he held a piece of green jade in his hand, so he was named Huaibi.
Frankly speaking, since Huai Chou's eldest and second brother died, although Huai Chou is still struggling to support him, the family situation of Huai Chou is still getting worse day by day, which makes the lives of these widows and orphans more and more difficult. Huai Bi is a concubine, So even when his father was alive, he didn't live a good life for a few days. What's more, after his father passed away, he was treated almost the same as a servant in the Huai family. Not to mention learning martial arts at an old age, he just knew how to read and write. No one helped them pay for the expenses. Before meeting Tianjisou, Huaibi was just a servant called Young Master.
That day Huaibi was still helping wash dishes in the kitchen, when he suddenly saw a team of waiters running over outside. Although he was curious about what happened, the dishes were not finished, and he and his mother had no food to eat that night, so he just I looked up at the team of waiters and started washing dishes again.
While he was washing, suddenly a cute shadow covered his face, and then a slightly naughty voice rang out: "Brother, everyone has gone to watch the fun, why didn't you go?" Huaibi heard this. Without raising his head, he said: "Everyone has gone to watch the fun, so no one has washed this bowl. You have to eat tonight, so ask my brother to wash this bowl for you to eat."
The voice paused for a moment and then said: "Brother, has Sanniang deducted your monthly money again? Sanniang is also true, she has to withhold even a small amount of money. Your monthly money for a year is still enough for her to buy a box of rouge. Where’s the gouache? No! I’ll go find Sanniang to judge!”
After the shadow finished speaking, he walked out. Huaibi hurriedly stood up and held me back: "Good sister, brother knows that you feel sorry for me, but living under someone else's roof is considered a reward, and I don't ask for anything else!"
The person whom Huaibi calls his younger sister looks like she is only in her teens, slightly younger than Huaibi. She is very handsome, especially with her smile on her face. She is considered a favorite in Huaijia Fort. But now she looked angry, as if she had bullied Huaibi and made her very angry.
This person is Huai Chou's youngest daughter named Huairou.
When Huairou saw Huaibi pulling her back, she didn't resist. She looked at her brother and said, "Brother, don't do such rough work in the future. Rou'er still has some pocket money here. Give it to your brother. At least it can make the fourth aunt Have a better life with you.”
Huaibi shook his head when he heard this and said: "Rou'er, brother is already very grateful to you. I will never ask for your money again. I can walk and run. Doing some work can be regarded as exercising my muscles."
"Have your brother learned the five-shaped sword that Rou'er stole last time?" Rou'er asked softly again.
Hearing this, Huaibi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Maybe it's because I don't have the talent to practice swordsmanship. I've been practicing for a long time and I haven't made any progress at all. It's harder to master the five-shaped boxing technique than before."
"My brother is very talented. If these trivial matters hadn't affected his time for martial arts training, he would have definitely stood out among the younger generation. I think he must not have a sword handy, so..." Just as he was speaking, Huairou took out a sword from his sleeve. Narrow sword.
"Soft Snake Sword? Rou'er, where did you get it from? Send it back quickly, you..." Huaibi said in shock when he saw it.
"Brother, don't be afraid. My grandma gave it to me. I also know that the soft snake sword is not suitable for boys, but I can't find a more suitable sword for the moment. Brother, you can use this to practice that first. Five-shaped sword." Huairou said calmly.
"Then I can't have it. If Auntie finds out, it'll be fine. Rou'er should put it away quickly." Huaibi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he also categorically rejected Huairou's kindness.
"Brother, if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your fourth aunt. Once your martial arts skills stand out, you will no longer have to do such work. For the future life of your fourth aunt, your brother needs to make progress. My sister just wants to help her. . Anyway, Rou'er knows nothing about sword training and has no interest, so it's better to give this soft snake sword a good place to go." Huairou said again.
After hearing this, Huaibi stood there motionless and looked at Huairou, and finally nodded for a long time. At this moment, a waiter outside suddenly ran over in a hurry. After seeing Huairou, he finally shouted excitedly: "Miss Rou'er, the third master invites you to go to the front hall, Miss Rou'er!"
After hearing this, Huairou was stunned and asked, "Do you know what my father called me?"
The man's face turned red as he ran, and he gasped and said, "I heard that Mr. Tianjisou, the general manager of Yashan Tianji, came down the mountain to find the boy and girl who were looking for a gun. The master finally invited him back to the castle. Now let's let him go." All young masters and ladies under the age of 18 come to see your fate!"
After hearing this, Huaibi's heart moved, and then his face quickly returned to normal. Huairou smiled after hearing this and said, "I heard that Mr. Tianjisou is a great hero today. It's good to go and have a look. Brother Bi, let's go together. Bar."
Huaibi shook his head: "No, Miss Rou'er, I still have work to do here."
The guy also said, "Yes, Miss Rou'er, but don't let the third master and the others wait in a hurry."
Huairou glanced at the waiter coldly, then turned around and whispered softly: "Just now Ah Fu told all the young masters and ladies under the age of eighteen to go. Now you go with me. It’s time to save my father from calling people to look for you. Ah Fu will lead the way!”
The guy called Ah Fu was stunned by Huairou. He didn't dare to ask any more questions and went to lead the way. When Huairou saw Ah Fu walking to the front, he whispered again: "Brother Bi, you are still the master of this family after all." , if the uncle is still here, you are the real young master of this family, show off your young master’s airs, and don’t let the uncle’s spirit in heaven still worry about you.”
Na Huaibi nodded finally and was pulled to the front hall by Huairou.
