Qin Gong

Chapter 678 Shocked Shui Shou

Chapter 678 Shocked Shui Shou

"This cow!"

In the small creek next to the field, Bai Yan held the old cow and watched the piles of cow dung fall to the ground. He pretended to hold his nose and directly pulled the small bundle on the cow's back, which made him laugh out loud.

Xiao Shu'er looked excited, brandishing a wooden sword, and kept shouting the name of 'Zhan Lu' in a milky voice.

now.

Although Xiao Shu'er is young, it does not hinder her. Looking at the children standing beside the village path in the distance, she feels full of contentment.

In this village, Xiao Shuer had never seen that child before. Who could be like him, riding a tall and strong old cow and holding a majestic wooden sword in his hand.

She looked at her uncle beside her with admiration. In Xiao Shu'er's eyes, her uncle was so great. He not only took him to ride a horse, but also gave him a sword. He even promised him, Take him to see the real General Bai Yan.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shu'er suddenly thought of what happened yesterday, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and her little eyes turned red.

Shu'er clearly remembered that the other children in the village laughed at him yesterday, saying that everyone in the village had told him that his uncle was lying. It was impossible for his uncle to take him to see General Bai Yan and told him not to dream. They also laughed at him. He is a fool.

Shui Shou looked at Bai Yan helplessly, sighed, frowned slightly and looked at his eldest son Shu'er.

"This is my younger brother! Yan!"

"Before in Bogu, do you remember who did Bao benefit from?"

"Oh, Brother Yan, how can you dote on Shu'er more than your parents!"

After tying the old cow to a wooden post, Bai Yan led his nephew, who was constantly wielding a wooden sword to chop weeds, to the small garden. Then he saw his brother, father and mother, who seemed to be talking to a few men. .

The leader of the man in silk clothes looked Bai Yan up and down, but the purpose of this visit was not the man named Yan, so he didn't take it to heart. He continued to look at Shui Shou and asked about the blisters.

Suddenly there was a sound in the distance. Shui Shou turned around and saw a villager standing on the village path, shouting loudly.

When she was feeling sad, her father's voice came. Xiao Shu'er heard the words and turned around to look. When she saw her father's frown, Xiao Shu'er was a little scared.

Bai Yan also felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it and continued to tease his nephew, enjoying the hard-won peace and comfort.

Shui Shou looked at Brother Zhong carrying his son and walking towards him. Hearing the words of the adult in front of him, Shui Shou looked surprised. However, after thinking for a long time, Shui Shou couldn't remember it and could only shake his head.

For a moment, Xiao Shu'er didn't dare to disobey his father's words, but he really couldn't bear to go on, so Xiao Shu'er looked at his uncle.

These people are not ordinary people! ! !

However, after a long time, Bai Yan, who had not seen his brother back, teased Shu'er and felt a little strange. After thinking about it, he took Lao Niu and led Shu'er towards home.

"Shou! Come here quickly, someone is looking for you!"

"Brother, let Shu'er play again! Lao Niu hasn't eaten enough yet, so there's no rush at this moment!"

"Blister?"

"Hoo ho ho!"

Seeing this, Shui Shou was a little puzzled. He didn't know who was looking for him, but he still slowly stood up with the stick. After looking at each other, he limped towards his home.

Maybe he was nervous or scared at the moment, but Shui Shou's dull and honest cheeks were a little red. He watched the man frown slightly and turned to leave, but he still stepped forward bravely.

"Sir, the common people don't know who can be kind to you!"

In fact, Shui Shou didn't know clearly in his heart that as Shu'er's father, he felt a little indebted to Shu'er, just like riding an old ox, but because of his inconvenient legs and feet, he often didn't dare to let Shu'er Going up for too long, I was worried that if the old cow moved suddenly, the beam would fall and he, the father, would not be able to catch it.

Shui Shou excitedly supported the walking stick and limped quickly to the man. Then he let go of the walking stick, knelt on the ground, and asked the man in front of him beseechingly.

At this time, the man has determined that the matter he wants to investigate has nothing to do with the man named Shui Shou. After all, he is looking at Xiaoyuan in front of him! Old wooden house! There is also a family living in this small garden!

only……

The man in silk clothes asked Shui Shou.

As an elder brother, Shui Shou really didn't want to see his brother Zhong, who had just returned to the village, being talked about behind his back by the villagers because of his son.

This scene made Bai Yan couldn't help but frown slightly, especially when the leading man, dressed in silk clothes, turned his head and looked over, his piercing eyes would be unnaturally stressful for ordinary farmers.

"Yan?"

Bai Yan couldn't help but smile when he saw the little look in his nephew's eyes, looked at his brother and said.

Now looking at the sudden arrival of the man in front of him, asking about the blisters, how could Shui Shou not be nervous? If something really happened to the blisters, Shui Shou would try his best to repay the favor no matter what, even if he was lame.

"Shou'er!"

Seeing several villagers watching, Bai Yan was a little confused, but there was no movement like yesterday, which reassured Bai Yan that something must not have happened.

"Sir, what did you do with that blister?"

Shui Shou looked at his brother Zhong. Brother Zhong finally came back. People in the village didn't like him in the past. The things he said yesterday in order to appease Shu'er were now said behind his back by the village.

Even though Shui Shou is now lame in one leg and is physically disabled, Shui Shou is not only very clear about who helped him in Bogu City, but also remembers it all the time. He just suffers from the inability to repay his kindness.

Shui Shou bent down and said to the man.

There is no intrigue in the court, no bloodshed on the battlefield, no death and threats around you, just holding the old cow and teasing your nephew, not to mention enjoying it a lot.

When Shui Shou saw Bai Yan coming back, he introduced Bai Yan to several men with an apologetic smile.

"Shu'er, it's time to come down!"

Small yard.

This has absolutely no connection with what happened in Bogu City.

Yan's father and Shi were all frightened when they saw their eldest son blocking the road. However, as parents, they both knew why the eldest son was so reckless.

"mother!"

Shui Shou kowtowed to the man, then hurriedly took out his cloth, only to find it was empty. In a hurry, he looked at his mother.

Seeing her eldest son looking over, Mrs. Xiao didn't understand what he meant, so she quickly took out some money from her clothes that she had been reluctant to spend in the past. There were about ten pieces in total, and they all came forward and handed them to her eldest son.

While holding the child in her arms, Junhan also struggled to take out the money from her body and gave it to Shui Shou.

"Sir, please inform the common people! What did that blister do?"

Shui Shou looked at the more than twenty dollars in his hand and quickly knelt on the ground. He looked at the man in silk clothes with pleading eyes, and then looked at the other men.

The man in silk clothes looked at Shui Shou with a praying look on his face, and looked at the more than twenty dollars in his hand. This money was not too much, but it was not too small either. For the man in silk clothes, it was dispensable and could not be taken. It all depends on your mood.

However, thinking about the other people around him who were busy along the way, whether it was tea or drinking in a restaurant, the money was enough.

Thinking of this, the man in silk clothes glanced at the other men beside him whose eyes had already brightened up. He watched one man understand and stepped forward to take Shui Shou's money.

"It's not a crime..."

The man in silk clothes said.

Immediately afterwards, he roughly informed Shui Shou about what happened in Bogu City, about the reward, and the purpose of their group's visit. However, due to the sensitive status of the pro-Wu Liejun and the fact that it could not be spread outside, Qin was not mentioned. Lord Wu Lie.

After a few dozen words, the man in silk clothes took the others away. After the other men got the money, they looked tired and impatient. They were already out of sight. The few people who were full of joy walked away much more briskly. .

"Hi~!"

Father Yan and Mr. Shi looked at each other, and they all took a breath when they heard that the eldest son's benefactor, Bao, had been rewarded with enough money in Bogu City to provide him with food and clothing for a lifetime. Gold! ! !

Still in pieces! ! !

Thinking of this, the couple have never seen so much gold in their lives!

"Brother! Get up!"

Bai Yan didn't know when he had put down Shu'er, came to Shui Shou's side and helped up his brother who looked lost.

"Beware!"

Shi also hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the wooden stick on the ground, patted Shui Shou's kneeling clothes covered in mud, stood up and handed the stick to his eldest son.

"Shou'er! You can rest assured now, good people are rewarded!"

Shi said softly, looking at Shui Shou who was in a daze, he also smiled, sincerely happy for his eldest son's benefactor.

I heard from the man just now that Nabu not only got pieces of gold, but also strings of hundreds of dollars of money that he couldn’t count. Not to mention food and drink for a lifetime, Nabu also had to wear good-looking and thick clothes in the future. Many, no longer cold.

"Um……"

Shui Shou looked confused and finally came back to his senses. He looked at his brother Zhong who was supporting him and nodded to indicate that it was okay. After hearing his mother's words, he turned to look at her and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was unable to repay his kindness, Shui Shou finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing these things about his benefactor.

But when he thought of the money he had just given away, Shui Shou felt a little guilty. He glanced at his mother, then his father, and then his brother Zhong beside him.

"Mom, dad, brother Zhong! Just now..."

Shui Shou knew that his mother had never been willing to spend that money, and it was the money she had been preparing to marry Yandi before she met Yandi's wife.

Now, he was squandering it like this!

"Brother! Don't think too much! Have you ever spoken the same language as one family?"

Bai Yan seemed to be aware of his brother's thoughts, and couldn't help but smile and comfort him, indicating that they were a family, so don't use an outsider's tone when talking to family members.

Seeing the smiles of his parents and the still somewhat guilty look on his brother's honest face, Bai Yan ignored his brother and went for a walk when he got up early. Mr. Wei, who had been missing all this time, suddenly returned outside the small garden. .

"teacher!"

Bai Yan realized that Mr. Wei had something to say, so he glanced at his family behind the yard, then walked towards Mr. Wei, and at Mr. Wei's signal, he followed him away.

"Uncle uncle!!"

When Xiao Shu'er's voice sounded, Ji, Shui Shou and others all thought that Mr. Wei was taking Bai Yan to learn sculpture, so they quickly stopped Xiao Shu'er who wanted to follow him.

At this moment, not to mention Shui Shou, even Shui Shou's wife Yun Han looked at the eldest son helplessly, wondering why the young eldest son was so close to his brother-in-law.

the other side.

On the edge of the field, Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slips brought back by Mr. Wei. One of them was about things in Linzi City. The eldest son was promoted and brought the book back to the old man. Now Linzi City is full of voices talking about the old man. Jixia In the academy, various noble families from Qi, Wei, Chu, Qi, Yan and Han also gathered together and wanted to visit.

The other letter was news from the north. Li Xin had already led his cavalry and side cavalry in a surprise attack and entered the territory of Qi State. The speed was far beyond Bai Yan and Wei Lao's expectations.

Obviously, behind such smoothness, Tian Sui, Tian Cong, and Lin Anshun were probably helping to mobilize the defenses in the city along the way.

"I have ordered people to keep an eye on Tianjia for you. If you want to take revenge, these two days are your best chance!"

Mr. Wei looked at a rural field and the mountains in the distance and said softly.

The cavalry will arrive in the near future. When Tianjia hears the news, he will definitely be afraid. Like the nobles in Linzi City, he left Linzi in advance and fled for his life in a hurry.

"Disciple, thank you very much, teacher!"

When Bai Yan heard what Mr. Wei said, he looked at Mr. Wei with gratitude and bowed his hands in greeting.

"Hmph! If you really want to express your gratitude, you will put away your foolish loyalty to Ying Zheng in the future! Ying Zheng is not a kind-hearted king! What's more, there are many political enemies in the Qin Dynasty court who are looking forward to your death!"

Mr. Wei turned his head angrily, glanced at Bai Yan, then turned around and walked along the path, as if he was going to visit the village.

Bai Yan raised his hand, stood up and looked at Mr. Wei's back, with a face that didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Although he didn't speak, he knew in his heart how much the old man in cloth in front of him cared about him.

...........................

Under dusk.

In Linzi City, in a beautifully decorated and particularly spacious mansion, maids and servants came and went from time to time.

In a study room, a man in silk clothes was kneeling on the ground.

"Sir, we have just checked and found out that the man named Shou has nothing to do with blisters!"

If Shui Shou and Bai Yan were here, they would definitely realize that this man in silk clothes was the man who went to their house to ask about the blisters.

"Ugh!"

Tian Dan and Tian Rong looked at each other helplessly after hearing the man's words. Although they did not hold out hope, there was still no news and no clues, which made people feel a little tired.

"Why is it that Bai Yan is obviously from Qi, but the entire Qi country cannot find his origin?"

Tian Dan stood up, took two steps, looked out the wooden window at the beautiful view of the yard, and said with a frown.

"Have you asked about the man named Shou?"

Tian Rong frowned after listening to Tian Dan's words, but he couldn't answer. He could only look at the man in silk clothes and ask.

After hearing this, the man in silk clothes told the details of what had just happened, except of course the matter of accepting the money.

"Parents, wife, and younger brother, they have a boy and a girl...! You said the younger brother's name is Yan?"

Tian Heng, who was standing aside, suddenly became curious when he heard what the man in silk clothes said. Especially when he accidentally heard the man say that Shui Shou's younger brother was named Yan.

When he saw the eyes of his clan brothers Tian Dan and Tian Rong, Tian Heng calmed down. After regaining his senses, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Not to mention that the man named Yan is Shui Shou's biological brother. Both Shui Shou and Shui Yan live in Shui Village. The man has confirmed it with the villagers and has seen it with his own eyes.

"My lord! My lord! My lord!!"

Suddenly, a servant hurriedly came to the study and reported to Tian Dan, Tian Rong, Tian Heng and others that King Qi and the young master Sheng invited the old man to Jixia Academy.

"what!!!"

Hearing the retinue's words, Tian Dan's heart was filled with excitement. Even Tian Rong and Tian Heng stood up immediately, looked at each other, and hurriedly walked out of the study with Tian Dan.

Bai Yan has left Linzi City. Before Bai Yan's origins are found out, the most important thing for Qi State at the moment is the old man invited back by the prince, Tian Dan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng. From yesterday So he has been waiting anxiously, wanting to see the old man in person and ask him to help Qi resist Qin.

Just before leaving the study, Tian Heng stepped out of the door. After thinking for a while, he hesitated and stopped and turned to look at the man in silk clothes.

"You draw a portrait of the man named Yan just now! Put it here in the study!"

Tian Heng instructed.

"promise!"

The man in silk clothes stood up, watched Tian Heng leave in a hurry, and quickly handed over his hands.

Seeing that the maid who was scouting at the side had turned around to get a pen and cloth, the man in silk clothes came to the wooden table, picked up the pen and ink, thinking about the young man named Yan whom he had met in the water village just now, and began to think seriously while recalling it. When I draw it, I'm afraid the appearance will be different.

(End of this chapter)