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However, Qin Ke has not been with her for a long time, and muttered in a low voice: "Who is the one who is being bullied?"

At this time, he raised his head slightly, just in time to see Cai Yan's sly eyes sweeping past her, she smiled like a little fox that escaped from the hunter by chance.

……

The hen was finally forced to the corner. Although it made a terrified "cuckoo" sound, Aunt Qing's hand still pinched its back very quickly and forcefully, and at the same time twisted and lifted its short wings. Unable to thump anymore, he was taken miserably into the kitchen.

Cooking smoke curled up, the aroma of the chicken soup and the inexplicable spice of the firewood permeated the courtyard.

When I left here, it was still a cramped inn, but not long after Qin Ke left, those gangsters finally convinced that the so-called "treasure" was probably just a joke, and they gradually no longer wanted to I have worked so hard to come to Daoxiang Village.

As a result, the previously crowded inn became deserted, but this allowed Uncle Ji's family to return to their original peaceful life, without the noise of the quack guests, and the chirping of insects and birds became more crisp and clear.

Cai Yan and Qin Ke sat opposite each other in the yard, one was distressed and the other was happy.

Of course, it was Qin Ke who was distressed. In his opinion, he almost jumped into the river and couldn't wash himself away. Those uncles would definitely not believe that he and Cai Yan were not in that relationship.

But I have nothing with Cai Yan Mingming, how is it like the "wife, husband" relationship they joked about?

"Hello." Cai Yan flicked the back of Qin Ke's head lightly, "Why are you in a daze, are you crazy about chicken soup?"

"No... I want chicken soup." Qin Ke shook his head and denied, "I just have a headache, how can I explain these things."

"Explain what." Cai Yan pursed her lips and smiled, "They all agree, is your explanation useful?"

"That has to be explained." Qin Ke looked a little anxious, "You can't let them misunderstand you like this, it's not good for your reputation..."

Cai Yan took a sip of tea and said with a slight smile, "I don't care about that. There are so many people in this world with thousands of opinions. If I have to explain and correct them one by one, I won't be exhausted?"

"It's you." Cai Yan narrowed his eyes and stared at Qin Ke, "Why did you get so anxious when you were misunderstood about our relationship. When you were in Jinzhou... I think you are quite calm when you are the son-in-law of a public loser. "

She stood up suddenly, leaned close to Qin Ke's head, and whispered in his ear, "Tell me honestly, is it because Gongshu Yinxue is prettier than me that you are so calm?"

Qin Ke's eyes widened all of a sudden.

How do you say that?He is calm because he has to be calm. After all, in Jinzhou, there are public losers everywhere. If he is not calm, he will not be able to deceive Gong Shuren, even the subordinates of those public losers.

But in Cai Yan's mouth, why does it sound like he took advantage of others' danger to become her husband, which is both real and fake, because he was greedy for Gongshu Yinxue's beauty?

"I didn't..." Under the eagerness, Qin Ke couldn't weave any good words in his mind, and stammered: "I really just..."

"Okay." Cai Yan waved his hand, signaling him to calm down, "Are you kidding me, what are you doing so excited?"

Hearing this sentence, Qin Ke breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a wry smile: "This joke is not funny at all."

However, Cai Yan didn't seem to intend to let him go, and suddenly asked: "Then tell me, who is more beautiful, Gongshu Yinxue or I?"

"..." Qin Ke sat on the chair, his eyes were dull, he only felt that his soul was coming out of his body.

Seeing Qin Ke's dumbfounded appearance, Cai Yan slapped his thigh and laughed like a wild man, as if he had encountered the most interesting thing in the world.

Smiling and laughing, she clutched her lower back that seemed to be a little out of breath, and walked into the room muttering.

Qin Ke gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and softly uttered a few words that only he could hear: "How many times should I ask... You are more beautiful..."

Of course, Cai Yan failed to hear this.

Chapter 417 Big "gold" loses color

The chicken soup made a gurgling sound with the flame in the stove. After putting in a handful of salt, ginger slices, and stone fungus, the seemingly ordinary chicken soup suddenly released a delicious fragrance far beyond imagination.

"Here comes the chicken soup." Aunt Qing came out of the kitchen with a big bowl of chicken soup on her apron and a smile on her face. When it was served, Qin Ke swallowed.

"Aunt Qing, I haven't had the chicken soup you made for a long time, and it still tastes so good." Qin Ke rubbed his hands, looking at the chicken soup with eager eyes.

Aunt Qing laughed so that her shoulders trembled, and she felt that her face was bright: "Smell it, you still have half of it in that pot. I'll put it in a crock pot for you later, and you can take it home to drink."

"Hey. It's so embarrassing." Qin Ke scratched his head and smiled shyly, "You and Uncle Ji haven't had a drink yet, so I won't take it with you."

"You can take it with you. Where are there so many courtesies?" Aunt Qing rolled her eyes at him. Aunt doesn't want to do it for him yet, does she?"

"Yes." How could Qin Ke dare to object? In a sense, he and Uncle Ji are in the same position. He respects and fears this Aunt Qing with a bit of pungentness. It is better to refuse than to refuse ...

He suddenly remembered the things he brought this trip, slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot."

As he said that, he carefully took out a bag from his arms, and gently put it on the table: "By the way, Aunt Qing, you raised so much money for me when I left the village, and now I'm coming back, just in time Return all that money to you."

In fact, Daoxiang Village has never been rich. Although everyone has settled here, the weather has been smooth and there have been no major disasters, but after all, the land that can be cultivated in Daoxiang Village is not too large, and it is not easy to divert water. Not much, even if one person has four hands, how much grain can they grow?

If it weren't for those days when Jianghu tourists came to visit after hearing that there were treasures in Daoxiang Village, and the villagers made a small fortune by providing food and shelter, it might not be easy to collect the travel expenses for Qin Ke.

It is precisely because of this that Qin Ke has been thinking about this matter, especially when he was supported by the Tai Xuetang in Jingwu, and later Zhuge Wanling gave him a lot of money, he wanted to repay the folks in the village even more .

"Where is this? We didn't lend you the money we gave you. We gave it to you. We don't need it..."

However, Aunt Qing's words stopped abruptly, as if someone had suddenly grabbed her throat and made her open her mouth, but she was still speechless.

She saw a golden light.

This ray of light is not the sun falling down, nor is it the ears of wheat in autumn, nor is it the unopened rapeseed flowers in the field, but it is so dazzling that it even covers all the light, making people fascinated.

What Qin Ke took out from his arms was a money bag, which he had prepared when he came, and once the contents inside revealed its true form, it would be enough to shake the entire Daoxiang Village.

"I originally thought about putting money in it, but it's not easy to carry a big bag, and it's too heavy, so I can only bring this." Qin Ke said apologetically, "Here is two hundred gold. Distributed to everyone in the village, but in this way, it is not easy to divide."

"Aunt Qing, Aunt Qing?" Qin Ke looked at Aunt Qing who was silent, and called a few times softly.

Aunt Qing's whole body was shocked, and she finally came to her senses, and almost tremblingly sealed the opening of the money bag: "Don't...don't show me like that, this yellow orange makes me flustered."

With a sound of "puchi", Cai Yan, who was drinking chicken soup beside him, laughed.

Qin Ke also smiled slightly. He didn't expect that Aunt Qing, who was fearless and fearless, would have such a weak body, but he also understood it very well. You must know that it was the first time he saw yellow orange gold bars placed one by one. In front of him, he almost fainted.

But since he left Daoxiang Village, he has seen too many things, such as a city wall as high as a mountain, a street so crowded with people, and one after another that he has never even heard the name of the big people...

The outside world is huge, but the gold bars in this money bag are small in comparison.

"This... is two hundred gold?" Aunt Qing touched the heavy purse, and heard the crisp sound of the gold bars rubbing against each other, she subconsciously lowered her voice, "My God, those officials and lords don't care about this." There must be some money, where did you get so much money?"

She looked at Qin Ke's clothes up and down, and although Qin Ke was really well dressed now, Aunt Qing was still a little nervous: "You didn't do anything bad, did you?"

"What bad things can I do." Qin Ke said with both a smile and a smile, "Don't worry, the money is all clean, it was given to me by others."

"Who is so generous?" Aunt Qing cried out, then quickly turned her gaze to Cai Yan, and said in a low voice, "You mean... your old man?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Qin Ke was about to explain, but was coughed by the father-in-law's words. He glanced at Cai Yan's smiling eyes, and said with a blushing face, "Aunt Qing, what are you talking about?"

"Don't you know what I said?" Aunt Qing seriously pushed the money towards Qin Ke, "Although you have climbed a high branch now, after all, two hundred gold is not a small amount of money. If you give it to me like this, When the old man asks you what to do? Although Aunt Qing is poor here, there is nothing to spend money on, so it doesn't matter, but if you are disliked by the old man, you will have a hard time in other people's house in the future."

She even glanced at Cai Yan and said, "Miss Cai, what do you think?"

Cai Yan drank the chicken soup, his eyes were crescent like crescent moons, and said with a smile: "Aunt Qing, don't make random guesses, this money has nothing to do with my father, it was all given by his relative, right? Ake?"

"A relative? Which relative is so generous?" Aunt Qing frowned.

Qin Ke hurriedly explained something about Jing Wu, and by the way explained the brotherly relationship between Zhuge Wolong and Zhuge Wanling.

Although it is said that he has no blood relationship with Zhuge Wolong, he is still his student anyway, and it is not unreasonable to talk about relatives.

After hearing the explanation, Aunt Qing felt like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and she almost couldn't stand upright and softened. If Qin Ke and Cai Yan hadn't helped her up in a hurry, she might have jumped into the chicken soup.

When Qin Ke slowly helped her to sit down, she breathed a sigh of relief and said tremblingly: "Oh, it turns out that Mr. Zhuge has such a powerful brother. I used to think that he is not an ordinary person, but I really didn't expect him His relatives are in Jingwu. You just said, how old is the prime minister...in Jingwu?"

"Besides the king, he is the biggest." Qin Ke replied.

Aunt Qing almost rolled her eyes and passed out, which made Uncle Ji who ran in with a smile and Qin Ke and Cai Yan who were in the room flustered.

After Aunt Qing was settled, Qin Ke followed Uncle Ji out of the door, smiling wryly: "I really didn't expect this to happen."

"You have always been a good boy." Uncle Ji leaned on the pillar and smiled slightly, "Aunt Qing's temperament is just to look carefree, but sometimes you are not as good as Uncle Ji and me."

Probably realizing that his words were suspected of boasting, he touched his nose to hide his embarrassment, and asked casually: "You mean, sir is not dead?"

There is only one Zhuge Wolong in this village who can really be called "Sir" from the heart.

"Yes." Qin Ke said softly: "I couldn't believe it at first, but after thinking about it, it's not a bad thing. Although Master's whereabouts are unknown, it's better than lying in that dark tomb."

"Of course it's better to be alive." Uncle Ji is also a person who has experienced many things. He thought that when he fled all the way to Daoxiang Village, only one of the five children survived, but even so, he survived. The carefree Aunt Qing would always secretly wipe away her tears in the dead of night.

"We are all ordinary people. We are separated from those big figures by mountains and rivers. Not to mention the prime ministers of Jing and Wu, even if it is our Mo family, how many of those adults do we know? That is to say, we know that there is someone in our Mo family. Mr. Juzi, Master Zhong, and General..."

Uncle Ji subconsciously took out the dry cigarette, bit his lips and smoked: "But back then, I thought that a person like Mr. could not be an ordinary teacher. Even if the county magistrate was in front of him, he had to respectfully ask for advice. .Speaking of which, where in this world is there any reason for officials to salute ordinary people? Isn’t it all because of the master’s strength?”

Qin Ke nodded: "I also slowly realized that Master has so many things in his heart."

"A powerful person has more things in his heart." Uncle Ji grinned and said, "But if you want to find a husband, it will be hard work."

Qin Ke lowered his head, his eyes were somewhat dim: "I know."

At this time, he felt a warm hand on his shoulder suddenly.

Looking up, Qin Ke saw Uncle Ji's comforting smile: "But don't worry too much, everything in this world is done step by step, and no one can reach the sky in one step. How do you say that? When the boat arrives ...head...head..."

"all will be good."

"Yes, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge." Uncle Ji's laughter spewed out smoke, like a layer of mist, "After all, people who have read books are different, and they speak well."

Qin Ke shyly said: "Where is this saying? It's not a word of mouth, it's just a common saying."

"Vulgar or not, that's up to us real laymen to decide." Uncle Ji's words seemed to be somewhat philosophical, "Anyway, don't worry too much, Mr. is so powerful, he can always take care of himself What about you, you have to take care of yourself, no one in this world has an easy life? Don’t you all have to take care of your own family and then take care of others? "

"Uncle Ji." Inexplicably, Qin Ke's nose was a little sour, and there were crystal tears in his eyes. Perhaps only in front of the elders in Daoxiang Village, could he return to that timid and immature child again?

Although he is no longer a child now, he has a strong cultivation base of qi and blood, and his hands were once stained with blood, but who doesn't have a soft heart?

Uncle Ji patted Qin Ke on the shoulder, and smiled kindly: "Ah Ke, you are a person who does big things. I used to think so, what you think, you can definitely do well."

"Thank you Uncle Ji." Qin Ke also wiped the corners of his eyes, for fear that his tears would really fall. He has grown up, and it would be ugly if he still cried.

He looked around and asked casually, "Where is the second baby? Why didn't you see him when you came back?"

Speaking of his son, Uncle Ji also started talking: "I went up the mountain with someone this morning. He is now a member of the government and has to obey orders. Our village is not very peaceful these days. There are big snakes on the mountain."

"Big snake? What big snake?"

Chapter 418 Big?Serpent?

"Oh, by the way, you just came back, so I guess you don't know... It was the eldest son of the Sanbing family who went hunting in the mountains and saw it first. Later, many hunters saw it once or twice from afar." Uncle Ji gestured at the waist of a strong man. Looking thick and thin, he stared at his eyes and said: "It is so thick, with a pair of green eyes, it can swallow a wild boar alive at a time... Fortunately, it swallowed a wild boar, so the kid from the Sanbing family had a chance to escape."

Uncle Ji said loudly: "Now we don't dare to go up the mountain, we only dare to pick up some firewood at the foot of the mountain. The government heard about this, and brought a dozen officers and soldiers here today, ready to go up the mountain to have a good look. He volunteered to lead the way, so I let him go."

Qin Ke frowned and said, "Uncle Ji, aren't you worried? There's such a big snake, Erwa will lead the way..."

"Hi." Uncle Ji looked calm, "Although it's a big snake, it's just a beast after all. No matter how powerful it is, a dozen officers and soldiers are all wearing armor and carrying knives. Even a blind man doesn't need it." Afraid."

"Hmm." Although Uncle Ji seemed calm, Qin Ke always had a bad feeling.

How many years does it take for a snake to grow to such a large size?If the eldest son of the Sanbing family's eyes were right, this snake was at least at the level of transforming a demon. Although there were few rumors of monsters appearing in the mountains around Daoxiang Village, if it was a monster, hunting would always be somewhat risky.

It's a pity that the vast mountain, a dozen officers and soldiers on the mountain are like dogtail grass among the weeds. Even if he goes up the mountain to look for it now, he may not be able to find it, so it's better not to think about it.

Qin Ke and Uncle Ji chatted casually, thinking that Uncle Ji must be busy with a lot of things in the beginning of spring, so he said goodbye to him respectfully, and at the same time greeted Cai Yan and walked to his home.

The adults who had come to watch the fun had already gone to work on their own affairs one after another, and the newly planted seedlings needed to be taken care of, so it was the most important thing to not be neglectful at this time.

All that was left were some little kids running around, and when they saw Cai Yan, they would sniffle their noses and giggle and say, "Sister, you are so beautiful, I will definitely marry you back home in the future!"

"Fuck off." Qin Ke rolled his eyes several times, "Er Gouzi, how old are you, do you know what it means to marry back home?"

The little kid with a snot hanging from the tip of his nose thought about it, and said seriously: "You know, we eat together every day... and talk... and eat... and... and eat... and farm..."

"You just want to eat it." Qin Ke watched the little boy counting with his fingers, couldn't help poking his round belly, and laughed.

Cai Yan rubbed the little boy's head a few times with one hand, and her laughter was also as loud as a yellow warbler.

"This is your home?" Cai Yan looked curiously at the yard full of all kinds of flowers and plants. The stalks of plants such as morning glory and pothos climbed on the fence. The yard was clean and flat with stones.

Although the yard is not big, it gives people a warm and quiet feeling.

"Yes, Master and I..." Qin Ke hugged the earthen jar filled with the other half of the chicken soup, feeling inexplicably sour, and gently pushed open the door of the yard.

In Daoxiang Village, everyone seldom locks the door. After all, everyone in the village knows the basics. No one would do something like stealing. Everyone was once a refugee, experienced life and death, and had no crooked thoughts.

It can be seen that my small courtyard is often cleaned by someone, and the flowers and plants look like they have been carefully watered not long ago, and they are watery.

While Qin Ke was busy cleaning up the house, Cai Yan was pacing with his hands behind his back, like an old pedant, walking around, sometimes lying on the recliner, sometimes sitting on the bed, sometimes from Zhuge Wolong took out a collection of books from the books left by Zhuge Wolong to read, and sometimes sat in front of the chessboard and played chess with himself.

From the simple and unadorned layout of the hut, she could feel some of Zhuge Wolong's extraordinaryness, and she could even imagine his meticulous sitting posture in many places, his frowning and pensive appearance, and his diligence in reading at night... But, all the pictures In the end, it was just a lonely silhouette. Except for the same lonely and tearful candlestick, Qin Ke was the only one who could accompany him.

No... Maybe he's not alone, he's just used to being alone.

But he is not a ruthless person. On the contrary, from the enlightenment classics he copied for Qin Ke, it can be seen that he cares for Qin Ke meticulously.

She rested her head gently on the chessboard, felt the coldness of the chessboard, smelled the warm smell in the room, and seemed a little sleepy.