Unparalleled Concubine

Li Xin smiled and said: "After I returned to Qishan, I haven't had time to go home yet. When I go home to have a look and put A Niang's grave, I will go to your house to find you."

Lin Hu let out a "hey", then glanced at Zhong Xiaoxiao who was beside Li Xin, wanted to ask but didn't ask, and ran away with the mountain goods in his hand.

He ate better than Li Xin since he was a child, Li Xin couldn't beat him when he was twelve or thirteen years old, but this man has no evil intentions, and he has been calling Li Xin his elder brother since he was a child.

After Lin Hu walked away, the big men standing behind Li Xin silently put down their hands on the handle of the knife.

These are the Habayashi guards who protect Li Xin with them. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Those in the capital who want Li Xin to die may not do it here.

Shaking his head, Li Xin embarked on the road up the mountain.

There are several villages at the foot of Mount Qi, but there are very few people living on the mountain. In the past, only Li Xin's family lived in the mountain, and even Lin Oru lived at the foot of the mountain.

So there is no way up the mountain.

There used to be a path that Li Xin "opened up" himself, but he didn't come back for more than a year, and this path disappeared.

Several plainclothes Habayashi guards walked in front of Li Xin in a sensible manner, drew out the horizontal knife in their waist, and opened the way for Li Xin.

When it was almost noon, Li Xin finally saw the thatched cottage in his memory.

This thatched hut was built in an open space halfway up the mountain. It was not big and didn't even have a fence. It was even simpler than the charcoal seller's cabin.

It was early spring, and some weeds had grown on the adobe walls that had not been lived in for more than a year, and even a mushroom grew out of the wooden door, which made Li Xin dumbfounded.

Pointing to the thatched cottage, he smiled at Zhong Xiaoxiao and said, "Look, girl, this is where my brother grew up."

Zhong Xiaoxiao held Li Xin's hand tightly, looked around for a while, and said, "It's good, it's not cold here."

Li Xin held her in his arms, and grinned: "It's not easy in summer, there are so many mosquitoes here, they can bite people to death."

Mosquitoes in the mountains can kill people. My mother is a weak woman. Every summer, I suffer a lot because of mosquitoes, and I often can’t sleep overnight.

Li Xin hugged the little girl and walked to the back of the thatched cottage, about forty or fifty steps away, there was an inconspicuous small mound.

There are no tombstones in front of the mound, and the mound is covered with weeds.

Li Xin put Zhong Xiaoxiao down, first cleared up some weeds on the grave, then arranged his clothes, knelt down, and respectfully kowtowed to the small mound.

"Mother, my son came back to see you..."

Li Xin yelled "Mother" in a natural way, and he blurted out naturally, as if he had been yelling for more than ten years.

He bowed his head and kowtowed: "My son is doing well now and can take care of himself. You are underground, so rest assured..."

Zhong Xiaoxiao also followed Li Xin's example and knelt down to kowtow to the little mound.

After kowtowing, she raised her head and said crisply.

"Mother, Xiaoxiao also came to see you..."

Chapter 346 The follow-up caused by a coffin

Li Xin's mother's surname is Xiao, and her family is a gentry in Qiyang County. She was originally from Xiaojia Town, and later moved to live in the county town, and she has quite a lot of property. Therefore, when Li Shen was injured more than ten years ago, when he was recuperating in Qiyang County, That's why he borrowed from Xiao's house.

At that time, the young lady of the Xiao family was only 16 years old, exactly the age of the young girl Huaichun. A handsome and extraordinary young man came to the family, especially in a small place like Qiyang County, he was particularly dazzling.

At that time, Li Shen did not reveal his identity to the Xiao family, but only said that he was a general of the Pingnan Army and was injured on the battlefield. Until Li Shen left a few months later, the Xiao family did not know his true identity. identity.

Only the young lady from the Xiao family got a jade pendant engraved with the word "Shen" and a child.

However, Xiao Mingli, the patriarch of the Xiao family, was born as a scholar, and he attached great importance to etiquette. After knowing that his daughter was pregnant before marriage, he was furious, and almost beat the daughter to death. Later, after Miss Xiao insisted on giving birth to this child, Xiao Mingli even drove her away. When they left home, they would not recognize each other until death.

Everyone in the Xiao family felt that Li Xin's mother had ruined the Xiao family's lintel.

And this poor Miss Xiao has never told outsiders who Li Shen is until she dies.

She was only 33 years old when she died.

It was probably because this Miss Xiao was tired of the sufferings of the world, and her son was about to grow into a teenager, so she simply passed away.

That night, Li Xin and Zhong Xiaoxiao simply tidied up the thatched cottage and stayed here for one night.

It was already early spring at this time, and the weather wasn't too cold. All of them brought blankets and fur coats, so the night wasn't too difficult.

The next morning, Li Xin took the people from Yulinwei to Qiyang County, and found the largest coffin shop in Qiyang County.

Li Xin, dressed in black, walked in with a calm expression.

He spoke the authentic Qiyang dialect.

"Master, I want to buy two coffins."

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his early 40s, a little short and thin. He immediately lowered his head and said, "Hey, what kind of wooden coffin do you want, the guest officer? A male coffin or a female coffin?"

Coffins are divided into men and women, and there are some differences among them.

Li Xin lowered his eyebrows slightly: "One man and one woman, we want the best."

When my mother was buried, there was only a thin coffin buried in the ground, which was very shabby. According to the funeral rules, the thicker the coffin, the better. Sandalwood was used for the best material, nanmu was used for the second-class, and fir wood was used again.

So to replace the coffin.

As for the other coffin, it was for my uncle.

The shopkeeper looked Li Xin up and down, and knowing that the fat sheep was coming, he led Li Xin to a nanmu coffin, bent down and said: "Guest officer, please look, this coffin is made of high-quality nanmu. Thick, your ancestors will be able to bless future generations by lying in it."

Li Xin nodded and said, "That's all."

The shopkeeper smiled and continued: "As for the female coffin, you can wait for a day or two, Mr. Lao Ke, the little old man wants to make it now, and it will be ready tomorrow afternoon."

Li Xin glanced at the coffin shop, a coffin made of sandalwood, slightly smaller than the men's coffin, with the word "Fu" pasted on it.

Pay attention to the coffin, men post longevity, women post blessings.

"This...?"

The shopkeeper shook his head again and again: "Guest officer, I can't see this one. It was made by the county lord's mother. The old lady values ​​it the most. This coffin is her lifeline, so I dare not sell it to you..."

Li Xin turned to look at the shopkeeper.

"Is the magistrate's mother dead?"

The shopkeeper's face changed greatly: "Guest officer, I dare not say that, the old man is in good health, this coffin is the wood that the county lord found, and it was made by the little old man, it can't be sold..."

Li Xin lowered his eyebrows and said: "His mother is not dead, but my mother is already dead, so I am more anxious."

The shopkeeper smiled wryly again and again: "Guest officer, that's not how you say it..."