Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

"Xiao Hua, Ah Cheng, kowtow three times to Ah Mo and Dad." Boss He pulled Yang Yan'er and He Xiaohua away.He supported Yang Yan'er to sit in the middle of the hall.

Mu Sheng nodded, understood Boss He's meaning, and pulled Xiao Hua to kneel down and kowtow.But Xiao Hua shook off Mu Sheng, "Ah, you said that when Xiao Hua got married, she must be the most beautiful bride in Nanhe Village."

He Xiaohua bit her lip, she was speaking to Yang Yan'er, but her eyes were fixed on Mu Sheng, "There are no guests today, no cannons, Xiaohua and Mu Sheng kowtowed to Ah Mo and Dad, wouldn't it be a good deal for Mu Sheng?" Sheng. Hmph! Others’ weddings are full of excitement, with gongs and drums beating, why does my wedding only need four people, not even a single observer. I don’t kneel!”

He Xiaohua turned away and ran out of the main room.

Mu Sheng smiled wryly, Xiao Hua is so smart, how could he fail to see the intentions of Boss He and Yang Yan'er.Mrs. He is afraid that he won't be able to wait until the day when Xiao Hua gets married.But Xiaohua doesn't want Mrs. He to easily give up her desire to live.

Mu Sheng stood up and said everything he discussed with Xiao Hua last night.Boss He was silent for a while, then nodded in agreement with the arrangement of the two.After Xiaohua and Mu Sheng left Nanhe Village, she and Yang Yan'er moved to live in the courtyard of Zhushan. During the day, they went back to their small courtyard to take a look around, and at night they lived in Zhushan.

Because of the war in the north on New Year's Eve, the county towns and countryside were less lively and festive.On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the news that Fuchengfang had been captured suddenly spread throughout the streets and alleys.

When the common people discussed the war, their faces were a little bit stunned.That is the Fucheng, a Fucheng guarded by heavy soldiers, not an ordinary county town.The barbarians broke through Fucheng, and the next step is the imperial city.What if the barbarians take over the imperial city with such force... I can't even imagine what will happen next.

When the news reached Nanhe Village, Yang Yan'er immediately urged Xiao Hua and Mu Sheng to pack up their things and leave early tomorrow morning.The villagers who got the news were stunned for a moment. Some people said that they should quickly seek refuge in the south, and they would run to the mountains to hide in the worst case. It's hard to say, the Holy Majesty ordered a good strategy to deal with the Hu people, and now it's the New Year, and the court has stopped the court, and there is no new order issued for a while.There are all kinds of things, they can say anything.

The Li family, who had a good relationship with the He family, sent away their grandson. Seeing that the situation seemed to be getting worse, they hurriedly reaped as much as they had planted in the field, dismissed the servants, and closed the door day and night to thank guests.The Yang family guessed something from the He family's previous actions, and because the two children were sent away, the family had no worries, but what to do every day, Shen Meme came to the He family from time to time , Talk to Yang Yan'er.

When Niu Li heard the news, he brought his son to find Xiaozhu to think about his ideas. When he arrived at He's house, he remembered that Xiaozhu took his family to the south to escape the winter.Although Niu Li was honest, he was not stupid, so he immediately took his son and knelt before Mu Sheng reluctantly, willing to sell his son Niu Tian to the Mu family as a slave, and only begged Mu Sheng to take the boy away.

Mr. He naturally shouldn't, just let Niu Tian and Mu Sheng go to the farm to the south to help, and come back when it's time to plow in the spring.Thanks a lot, Niu Li took the boy away, and agreed to wait at the entrance of the village tomorrow morning when the sky is dim.

It was night, Yang Yan'er and Xiao Hua were lying on the same bed, talking to her beloved little brother about all kinds of things that a husband should pay attention to, and telling Xiao Hua to take care of Xiao Si.He Xiaozhu and Yang Li are still young, and they have their own brothers to take care of, so naturally they can't care about Xiao Si in everything.Yang Yan'er wants Xiao Hua to keep Xiao Si by her side, and when Xiao Si turns ten years old, she will find him a good family so that she can fulfill her wish.

Nagging and talking for half the night, He Xiaohua just closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, but refused to say a word.Yang Yan'er herself said that she was tired, looked at Xiao Hua who seemed to be fast asleep, sighed, opened her eyes and waited until dawn.

He Xiaohua and Yang Yan'er saw darkness in front of their eyes. The two father and son held hands and walked to the entrance of the village, relatively speechless.Seeing the appearance of the two, Mu Sheng could only step forward, pull Xiao Hua away forcefully, and press Xiao Hua against his chest, "Ah, Dad, please go back, I will take good care of Xiao Hua." After finishing speaking, Pick up Xiaohua and fly on the horse.The entourage also picked up Niu Tian and jumped on the horse.Facing the morning light, two fast horses galloped away all the way.

When spring returned to the earth, when the big ship from the ocean returned to Gyeongju last year, when the news came from the far north, Xiao Hua was holding Xiao Si and teaching him to read and write.

Primary four got impatient with learning, and clamored to mend clothes, "Third brother, learning calligraphy is something only boys can do. What should I learn to do? I can't be a high-ranking official. Third brother, teach me how to mend clothes." It’s the kind that puts flowers on the clothes. I saw my eldest brother’s husband hiding in the room and adding flowers to the clothes of the eldest brother. Third brother, teach me.”

"Learn words well, and be a useful person when you grow up." Xiao Hua nodded Xiao Si's head, grabbed Xiao Si, and insisted that Xiao Si write down the words that Meng Tong had read and learned, "When I was your age, After learning these characters early, I followed your second brother and learned to read. Look at you, a nine-year-old can't even read all the characters."

Xiao Si pouted, holding a branch in his hand to draw on the ground, glancing here and there, doodles.Xiao Hua took Xiao Si and corrected the typo he wrote.

"Xiaohua, Xiaohua, the barbarians have escaped, the Lakers have escaped!" He Xiaozhu stumbled all the way in, came out of breath, and said several words in succession.

He Xiaohua's head exploded with a buzz, what?Ran?Huren ran away?Will the second brother come back?

Yang Li rushed out of the room when she heard the news, "The barbarian ran away? The barbarian really ran away. Thank God, God bless! We can go home now."

"Everyone is talking outside, everyone is talking. I heard it, and I will run back to tell you right away." Xiao Zhu bent down, panting heavily.

Xiaosi sticks his head out, turns left and right, sees that no one is paying attention to him, takes the opportunity to run out of Xiaohua's arms, and sneaks into Yang Li's room.snort!The third brother is really stingy, he doesn't teach himself, the third brother doesn't teach, wouldn't he learn it secretly?Xiao Si felt that he was really smart, and unexpectedly came up with a good idea.He went into Yang Li's room, searched here and there, found He Xiaozhu's clothes, and then dug out Yang Li's sewing box, pinched the needles to draw money, followed Yang Li's embroidery patterns, and scrambled along with the needles.

At this moment, He Xiaohua could no longer care about Xiao Si, and hurried to the front yard to look for Mu Sheng, "Brother said that the barbarian ran away? Is it true?"

Mu Sheng smiled slightly, and patted the back of Xiaohua's hand lightly, "Well, I ran away. The New Year's Eve is not over yet, and the holy order is to rescue the town. No matter what, no matter what the cost, the barbarian must be beaten back."

"Ah!" He Xiaohua cheered and applauded, "He knows how to be an emperor."

"Ahem!" Mu Sheng glanced at Xiaohua, then left and right.

Xiao Hua pouted, "That's right. The emperors who seek peace are not good emperors. Mu Sheng, when can we go back?" Xiao Hua's eyes were shining, and she stared at Mu Sheng without moving away.

"I'll send you back first."

"Yeah." Xiaohua nodded happily, and suddenly found something wrong, "What about you? Aren't you going back with us? And Jiang Fulang, won't you go together?"

Mu Sheng looked at Xiao Hua for a while, "This time, the Gu family advocated peace, but the Holy Majesty did the opposite. The Gu family is now in power, and its power is not as good as before. The Mu family was dependent on the Gu family, so it will naturally be affected."

"Then..." So what, haven't you and Jiang Fulang been expelled from the Mu family?Whether the Mu family is good or bad has nothing to do with you.When He Xiaohua got to the point of speaking, she endured it again.

Mu Sheng's lips moved, but he shook his head, "I still need to deal with the business here. Ah Mo is not in good health recently, I want Ah Mo to rest for a few more days before going back."

Xiao Hua bit her lip, "Mu Sheng, will you go back?"

"Why don't you come back! I'm still waiting to marry you and see Xiaohua marry me in a dress."

He Xiaohua's face turned red, stomped her feet, and ran away without looking back.

Mu Sheng watched Xiao Hua run back to the backyard, then slowly returned to the study, and took down the saber from the shelf.The light flashed past, and the bleak sword light reflected Mu Sheng's icy eyes, giving him a frightening coldness.

On the desk, a dagger was inserted into a note, "Tonight, outside Gyeongju City, see you in Hengshan." There was no note, no payment, a few big characters flying around, and a little bit of blood could be seen on the edge of the note.

It is not a one-time effort for the imperial court to clean up the Gu family. The Mu family and the Gu family depend on each other, but with Grandpa Tai's temperament, it is impossible not to prepare for the future.The Mu family is certainly in danger, but it won't make Mu Sheng unable to go back.What's more, Mu Sheng also understands the unfinished meaning in Xiaohua's words.Mu Sheng just intentionally made Xiao Hua feel wrong.

Those who come are not good, and those who are kind do not come.Mu Sheng picked up the piece of paper, and slowly closed his fingers, the paper formed into balls, and then turned into specks of sand, which slid down to the ground.

At night, when Xiao Zhu and Yang Li were packing the family's luggage, they pulled out Xiao Si from the room who was wrapped in thread balls all over his body.Xiao Si pouted, looking like she was about to cry or not, she threw herself into Xiao Hua's arms, desperately unwilling to come out to meet people.

Yang Li smiled and held up He Xiaozhu's clothes. There were lines of various colors on the clothes, one on the left and one on the right. A good piece of clothing was pierced with countless small holes by needles and threads.

Mu Sheng listened carefully to the laughter in the backyard, and there was a smile on his face.The old shopkeeper followed behind Mu Sheng worriedly. Mu Sheng waved his hand to the old shopkeeper, raised his sword, and jumped out of the courtyard.

Outside Gyeongju City, the night is as cool as water.As the cold wind blew past his face, Mu Sheng accelerated his steps, but he reached the top of Hengshan within half a stick of incense.There are no high mountains outside Gyeongju City, some are mostly small hills hundreds of meters high, and because it is near the official road, there are more merchants visiting, which has become a major feature of Gyeongju City.Hengshan is far away from the official road, there are only green and big trees on the mountain, the road is inconvenient, and because of the lack of characteristics, there are fewer people coming and going.

On the top of the mountain, the man in Tsing Yi stood with his back to Mu Sheng, a spear pointing obliquely at the ground, with a shiny spear head and a dim light.Mu Sheng's hand holding the saber tightened, this spear has seen blood!

Just as Mu Sheng stood firmly on his feet, the man in Tsing Yi swung his body, and the spear turned into a silver light with thousands of points, and rushed straight to Mu Sheng's face.Mu Sheng drew his sword to block, and pushed the tip of the sword with his left hand forward little by little, but his body pulled back instead, distanced himself from the man in Tsing Yi.

The man in Tsing Yi sneered, the spear approached again, and the silver light hit Mu Sheng's throat.

Instead of retreating, Mu Sheng advanced, his long sword slanted at the throat of the man in Tsing Yi.The man in Tsing Yi yelled, "Looking for death!" The stronger his subordinates were, the faster the spear moved forward, and it was about to pierce Mu Sheng's throat.

One inch is long, one inch is strong, one inch is short, and one inch is dangerous.The people in Tsing Yi took advantage of the attack with the momentum of long spears.Mu Sheng had no choice but to back off.But in a decisive battle between the two, one side gave in again and again, not to mention physical exertion, even psychologically, it was also at a disadvantage.If Mu Sheng wants to win, he has no choice but to take risks.