I do research in ancient times

Today is the day when the first booklet of "The Legend of Dongshan Heroes" is sold.Early in the morning, many carriages were parked on Xuanwu Street in Ding'an City, all of them were merchants from nearby towns.

Nowadays, "Ding'an Daily" is also one of the popular products in the border town, and its sales range is not limited to the border town, and many aristocratic families in the Central Plains will also secretly buy it.

On the one hand, it was to grasp the movements of the frontier army and Ding'an City, and on the other hand, it was indeed attracted by the above content.Many aristocratic families have a collection of books, but there has never been an article like "The Legend of Dongshan Heroes". Although the words and sentences are all in vernacular, they are fucking fascinating.

The man of the aristocratic family was watching while scolding, and he didn't like it anyway, but he called Zhenxiang. After counting the time, he secretly sent someone to buy the next issue, and his body was extremely honest.

"Go and ask, is anyone back?"

Cui An, the fifth son of the Cui family in Nanjun, was strolling in the yard early this morning, and asked Chang Sui to ask questions from time to time.

Although the current world is chaotic, thanks to the blockade of the Nanjiang Estuary by the Lu family fleet, even if the Central Plains is a mess, Nanjun is still calm.

Even though this is said, as the in-laws of the Lu family, the Cui family's heart is far from the calmness shown.

The Lu and Cui families have been married for generations. The patriarch of this generation, Lu Tao, married the eldest daughter of the old patriarch, Cui Yingxue, and gave birth to a son. However, the relationship between the two families has always been a little bit uneasy because of the quarrel 19 years ago.

Cui An is Cui Yingxue's younger brother and Lu Shiji's second uncle. He loves to read idle books and make strange lock boxes in his life.

His latest favorite is this serialized story in "Ding'an Daily".I heard that there are people in the border town who specially set up a platform to teach books. Cui An also wants to try this, but there are not many literate servants in his family, and it is difficult to talk about it, and it is not attractive at all.

"It would be great if I had a chance to visit Ding'an City."

Cui Wulang chanted to himself while fanning the newspaper in his hand.

"The person who can make this 'paper' is quite interesting. It is light, tough, and ingenious. It's a pity that some vulgar texts were printed."

If his masterpiece can be printed...

Cui Wulang thought about it for a while, then suddenly slapped his fan.

"Qingzhu, Qingzhu?! Go and ask the buyer if they are back, I'm sure you can buy the "Dongshan Heroes" I want!"

The Lu family wanted to rebel, and the nephew took the lead to kill the emperor. The Cui family might not be able to gain any glory if this happened, but the Lu family would definitely not be able to live without it if they were defeated.

It's a pity that the family still has delusions about this, thinking that if the Lu family becomes powerful, the Cui family will also rise to the top.Cui An is Cui Yingxue's younger brother, although he doesn't know why Cui and Lu's family had a quarrel at the beginning, but he can't forget the panic and anxiety when his sister begged him that day.

"Brother, brother! Do you have someone trustworthy and reliable in the city?"

The woman who had just given birth was half leaning on the bed, her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, she struggled to get up, and lowered her voice to speak to her brother.

"Don't tell your family, and don't want the family members. You can't have any relationship with the family! Brother, you have a lot of friends, you should have trustworthy friends. Sister wants to send someone out of the city, but she must not let others know his identity. , you... can you help sister?"

Cui An was taken aback for a moment.

He didn't understand why sister made such a request.

But she doesn't look like she's joking, the eldest daughter of the Cui family pays attention to her elegance and appearance all the time, has there ever been such a moment of losing her composure?

He glanced around, and in the huge bedroom, the two siblings, and the servant who accompanied the elder sister to marry were all sent out with excuses, so it can be seen that this is a matter of life and death.

"There is, but there is."

Cui An nodded and lowered his voice.

"It's just that most of my friends come from aristocratic families, and they have some connections with the clan. If they have nothing to do with them, there are only craftsmen from the Gongshu Carpenter School left."

He scratched his head, rather embarrassed.

"Sister also knows that I am addicted to strange and obscene skills, so..."

Before he finished speaking, he was grabbed by cold hands.

Cui Yingxue's hands were so hard that her nails turned white. She gritted her teeth and said eagerly.

"Okay! As long as it works! The craftsman doesn't matter, as long as he is not related to the family and can send me... people out of Nanjun, I will agree to whatever they want!"

"Sister, who is it that you want to give?"

Cui An asked curiously.

But Cui Yingxue shook her head.

"Don't worry about it, and don't ask. Just contact me with the person. Don't ask or meddle in the middle. I will contact that person."

Cui An was confused.

But the relationship between him and Cui Yingxue has always been very good, closer than any brothers and sisters in the clan, so the tasks entrusted by his sister must be handled properly.

He contacted an acquainted craftsman, handed the token to his sister, and then never asked about it again.

Not long after that, there was a disturbance in Ding'an City.

First, the branch of the Lu family openly questioned Lu Tao's position as the head of the family, and threatened his nephew Lu Shiji. When Cui An learned about it, a ship of the Lu family had already sunk on the Nanjiang River, and Lu Bei also led the fleet away to the open sea. I went to seek a fairy prescription for the Lu family's son-in-law.

After that, the chaos in Qijiang City continued for a while.

In Cui An's memory, there were even two days when the whole city was under martial law, and all roads in and out of the city had to be approved by the head of the Lu family.

On the surface it was a search and investigation, but Cui An somehow felt that the matter was not that simple.

Their Cui family seemed to be specially targeted, and people came to check on them every day. On the day when Lu Tao came in person, he had a long secret talk with the eldest brother who was the head of the family at that time, and finally broke up unhappy.

Then came the news that sister made a mistake and was imprisoned.

I don't know the exact reason, but when Cui An was able to see Cui Yingxue again, her body became more and more unhealthy.Even though he is just past his double ten, he is visibly weak and old. He is completely different from the beautiful lady of the Cui family who married back then.

But my sister's spirit is very good, her eyes are frighteningly bright, and she winked at him as soon as she met him.

"Thank you brother."

Cui Yingxue said softly.

She coughed lightly, pursed her thin lips, her eyes were as gentle as water.

"From now on... I'll leave it all to you. My child, with my body, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany him to adulthood."

"He is a poor child. I gave him my cuttlefish. If brother has the energy, please take care of him as much as possible."

Moyu?

Cui An looked up suspiciously.

He knew that sister had a piece of Yin-Yang fish wearing, one white and one black, and the two fishes intersected head to tail, just enough to form a complete Yin-Yang fish.

Only gave the cuttlefish to A Zuo (Lu Shiji's nickname)?Why?

It is obviously a pair of fish pendants, and it is obvious that sister is just a child of Ah Zuo, why only half of it was given?

Besides, Lu Tao is Shiji's son, and Lu Bei's boy is very masculine. If there is no accident, Lu Shiji will be the next head of the Lu family. What needs to be taken care of?

He thought that his elder sister was worried that Lu Tao would hurt his son because of his evil, but he never thought that Cui Yingxue would pass away after only a few months, and heaven and man would be separated forever.

Cui An was greatly distressed, his elder sister was the person he could talk to most in the Cui clan, she was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, she was very assertive, different from other girls from aristocratic families who were raised in deep boudoirs, she never felt that his obsession with Kit Kat was not a proper job.

Now that she has passed away at a young age, leaving behind a son who is waiting to be fed, Cui An consciously understands the meaning of elder sister's care for the orphan.

If there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. If Lu Tao remarries, there is no telling how many sons will be born. How can Ayou, who has no mother's protection, fight against him? !

Cui An was worried about his nephew, so he sent people to send some things over from time to time, and visited him regularly, for fear that his nephew would be treated harshly in the Lu family.

As time went by, Cui An gradually discovered that things were not as bad as Cui Yingxue expected.

Lu Tao has never remarried, and Lu Bei has no signs of getting married and having children. Lu Shiji has grown up all the way to adulthood, and has been trained as the next generation heir of the Lu family.

There is only one thing that makes Cui An a little bit concerned, that is, before she died, she said that she gave the cuttlefish pendant to her son, but every time Cui An saw Lu Shiji, he only wore a white fish pendant.

Cui An once tried A Zuo, and found that A Zuo didn't seem to know that there was another half of the fish pendant, which was a strange thing.

The yin and yang fish pendant is my elder sister's favorite item, and it is impossible to only give half of it.Now that Ah Zuo has the white fish, and the elder sister said that he also gave the black fish to his son, what about Yu?

Cui An's first reaction was that he was taken away by that old boy Lu Tao.But after thinking about it, he thought it was impossible. After all, Lu Tao was the master of the Lu clan. If he didn't want any treasures, why would he go and grab his son's things?

Even if it is robbing, there is absolutely no reason to only rob half of it!

This matter became a mystery in Cui An's mind, but he didn't think too much about it, he just felt that it might be that the time when his sister died was too chaotic, and the fish pendant was accidentally lost.

Anyway, A Zuo has grown up, and he seems to be the heir that the Lu family is cultivating, and he doesn't need a idle cloud and wild crane with the surname Cui to take care of him.

In fact, over the years, Cui An felt more and more that A Zuo was raised as a copy of Lu Tao, and there was no sign of his elder sister in him.

Lu Shiji is a pure Lu family member. On the surface, he is glamorous and elegant, but in fact he is full of ambition, and he is always calculating the gains and losses. He regards the world as a chess game and treats people as his sons.

It was him who was an uncle, a respectable relative who had watched him grow up all the way. The two of them had been together for these years, and they could only feel that A Zuo was gradually alienating him. After all, he was not the head of the Cui family, and the Cui family had always been attached to the Lu family. In addition to giving some gadgets to my uncle every day, it is actually useless.

Cui An was well aware of this matter, and even though he was disappointed, he also saw the situation clearly.He has always been open-minded, with a clear distinction between what he likes and what hates, and he never complains because of others' harsh treatment. Lu Shiji doesn't get close to his useless uncle, so he stays away and lives his own life.

It's just that because of my sister's entrustment, the Gongshu craftsman with whom he made friends has disappeared since then, and he doesn't know where he is now...

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, Cui An couldn't help but urge his servants to ask if the buyer had returned home.

It's just that the steward who went shopping hasn't replied yet, but an unexpected visitor came to the door.

"Lang Jun, the Lu family's lord is here and said he has something to discuss with you."

Chang Sui paused, lowered his voice and said to Cui An.

"I heard some gossip that the Lu family intends to form an alliance with the Yongxiguan Feng family. This time, I'm afraid it's not for you, sir..."

"I?"

Cui An smiled.

"What does the alliance between the Lu family and the Feng family have anything to do with me, Cui An? Why did he ask other people's opinions on what Lu Tao wants to do? Besides, your husband and I are not important people, so people say it lightly!"

"no……"

That Chang Sui was so anxious that he scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks.

"Usually it has nothing to do with you, but if it does...don't forget, the last time Lu Shiwen was rejected in his marriage, I'm afraid that the Lu family still won't give up, and they have their eyes on Mr. Azuo Xiaolang!"