Opposite the entrance hall

It was a sunny day when we left Xiangzhou. Warm orange light penetrated through the thick clouds and shone on the eaves and in the courtyard. When we opened the door, the light came in, dazzling and dazzling.

Cui Hao had to hold a farewell banquet for them last night, and the group of people did not calm down until midnight, which is not surprising. During this period of time, everyone in Xiangzhou City was tense, and the common people were frightened for fear of contact with others. People are working outside day and night, and they are not in contact with patients or floods, and they are even more worried.

But if they don't do those things, who do they let?Are there women, children and young people in the city?Who is not afraid of death!Everyone was quite afraid, and it was because they gritted their teeth and closed their eyes and tried their best to hold on. Before the commander of the Longxi capital came, it was the hardest time. There were not enough manpower, and they were so busy that they didn't even have time to take a breather.

There have been no major disasters in Xiangzhou City over the years. The soldiers of the Qiangu Institute and the officials of the government office are all lazy. At first, they couldn't bear it, but it can be seen that the most expensive adults on the top are all rushing to the forefront, doing everything by themselves. , I have to take care of their feelings, and I can't complain.

They are all good men with strong bones, and they put on this skin for the peace of the family and the safety of their relatives, so under such circumstances, let alone laughing, even talking is a waste of energy.

After walking with a heavy load for a long time, I have to take off the burden occasionally to catch my breath.

The feeling of hangover is not very good, it is not early to wake up, and it is almost noon when I pack my bags, I am hesitant on the first day of the new year, the expression on my face is a bit embarrassed, after a long hesitation, I sneaked over and posted it on Ji Said something in Si's ear.

After hearing this, Ji Si smiled, patted the young man on the shoulder, raised his head and shouted into Du Heng's room with the open door: "Cunxiao, you and Ziheng go first, wait for me at the gate of the city, we will be here soon, Don't forget to take things for me!"

Du Heng, who was packing up his things in the room, heard the voice and ran out in a hurry, but saw Ji Si running away hurriedly with Chu Yi, rubbing his eyebrows with some headaches, then turned back to the room with a smile.

The two of them left the Dou Mansion, rode horses through the corner of the East Street, and finally arrived at Yuxi Lane. There were many shops on both sides of the street. Although there were still not many people there, it still seemed lively. It is not as desolate and silent as before, but has a lot of vitality.

Reining in the horse, he carefully took out the key from his waist pouch on the first day of the junior high school, inserted it into the lock cylinder, and with a click, the door slowly opened. He raised his foot and stepped forward, stood behind the door and looked left and right, in a trance, It seems that I saw my husband watering the herbs, sitting in the courtyard to enjoy the cool and reading medical books, squatting beside the medicine stove to cook medicine for him, and I heard him say: "A doctor should be a good doctor, a good doctor , should save the people", the sockets of his eyes suddenly turned red.

Seeing him like this, Ji Si felt a little uncomfortable, and said softly, "Why don't you go in and have a look?"

Chu Yi rubbed his eyes and shook his head, turned back with tears in his eyes, and asked in a crying tone: "Master Ji, can I come back in the future? I'm afraid I'll leave, sir, watching the house alone and no one talking to him , but he asked me to follow you, I don't want to disobey him."

Hearing this question, Ji Si was a little distracted, as if he had asked others like this a long time ago, but in fact, he never went back to Shuzhou, so much so that he almost forgot what the sunset in Zhuluyuan looked like.

"Yes," Ji Si said hoarsely, "as long as you want to come back, this place will always be your home."

No one understands this feeling better than him, no matter how good Lin'an is, it's not his home after all!

On the first day of the lunar new year, he raised his head and sucked his nose, held back his tears, then put his hands on the ground and knelt on his knees, kowtowed three times, and said in a suppressed voice: "Sir, I'm leaving, I'm not by your side , you have to take care of yourself, don't read medical books all night long, worry about your own body, your body is not good, I will listen to Master Ji, I will read medical books carefully, I will be obedient, I will not Shame on you, you...you...you have to be good, good..."

After speaking, he lost his voice a little, and every word seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.

The horse galloped forward, Chu Yi hugged Ji Si's waist and looked back at the yard, a gust of wind blew, clouds drifted over to block the sunlight, the sky suddenly darkened, and the wind carried sand and dust and fascinated him When he opened his eyes again, he seemed to see Cen Yulou on the first day of the junior high school. The man was still wearing the washed gray shirt, standing in front of the locked door and waving to him, with the same smile on his face. , said in a light tone: "The first day of junior high school, remember to go home after playing enough!"

All of a sudden, the boy's heart was full of sadness, and he tightened Ji Si's clothes, crying with his head buried in his head. The crying melted into the wind intermittently, as if it came from all directions.

Ji Si sighed and slowed down the horse.

The horse walked slowly, leaving the courtyard behind, and it became smaller and smaller until finally it was invisible, including the scene in the courtyard and the people in the scene.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, they had stopped crying on the first day of the lunar new year, but their eyes were so red that anyone with a discerning eye could see it, so they simply didn't ask.

"Sorry for the delay." Ji Si got off his horse and walked over, "It's getting late, let's go out of town."

"Master Ji, why don't you stay for a few more days. When the epidemic is resolved, we can have a drink and chat, and then I will take you around Xiangzhou." Cui Hao said anxiously.

"I've got my heart, let's forget about the rest," Ji Si smiled, "Before leaving Beijing, the emperor only ordered him to inspect the flood in Xiangzhou. According to the original estimate, half a month would be enough. It was delayed for another month, it would be inappropriate to stay any longer, it is better to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

He took the package from Du Heng and threw it on the horseback and continued: "What's more, the dam has been built, the ditches have been dug almost, and more and more people have recovered from the epidemic. Master Cui and Zhao Tongzhi are both in Xiangzhou. With you You two, we will surely keep Xiangzhou safe and sound, and we foreign officials will naturally have to go back and forth."

"Alas," Cui Hao sighed, "Xiangzhou's ability to save the day from danger depends on you, Lord Qi, and Lord Du. I dare not take the credit alone."

"Master Cui, don't underestimate yourself," Qi Ran said, "It is a blessing for Longxi and Xiangzhou to have someone like Mr. Cui who serves the country and the people in Longxi."

Du Heng also nodded with a smile, "What Master Qi said is that Master Cui borrowed grain to dig canals and repair embankments, which is not a great contribution. The lower officials only did some things that are part of their duties, and they dare not claim that they have meritorious service."

"Excessive reputation is nothing more than "seeking out his own government in his position, doing his job and fulfilling his responsibilities" that's all."

Ji Si looked at a few people, smiled and waved his hands, "You guys are bragging, it's going to be dark today."

Everyone looked at each other and laughed out loud, and the boredom and sadness of parting were also blown away by the laughter.

"Master Ji," Cui Hao stopped laughing, and said sincerely: "When we first met, I was the one who listened to the rumors that the villain's eyes were a little bit offended, and it was only when we got along recently that I realized that Master Ji is the most affectionate person." Zhixing is a rare good minister and gentleman, and I was ignorant and ignorant about everything before, so I hope Master Ji will not be offended."

He bowed and apologized, Ji Si hurriedly helped him up, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Cui, this is your birthright, I regard you as a friend, it's normal for friends to joke casually, you Could it be that you don't plan to make friends with Ji Mou?"

"No such intention." Cui Hao said anxiously.

Ji Si smiled and narrowed his eyes, "That's the case, I was my friend when Xiaoxuan made me."

"Naturally!" Cui Hao laughed loudly, "It's a pity that there is no wine at hand, otherwise Ah Yan will never return home drunk!"

"I won't eat today," Ji Si patted him on the shoulder and said, "When you come to Beijing at the end of the Zhengdan Festival, come to my house and we will call Shang Ziheng and Cunxiao, and we will talk about it at that time." For one thing, whoever gets drunk first will be punished."

"It's not fair," Du Heng couldn't laugh or cry, "Master Qi never gets drunk for a thousand cups, Master Ji is with Master Qi, these words are clearly aimed at the lower officials."

Qi Ran didn't make a sound, just looked at Ji Si, and then hurriedly looked away.

Cui Hao said: "It's a deal. I heard that Lin'an's gold silk is brewed for a pot of a hundred taels. Ah Yan invites you to drink, then I will write it down."

A few people were chatting and laughing, the city gate opened behind them, there was a lot of movement, Ji Si and the others got on their horses, and the horseshoes paced back and forth on the ground, kicking up dust, Qi Ran sat on the horse and tightened his rope, holding his fists, and said in a warm voice: "The green hills will not change, The green water flows forever, Master Cui, there will be a period later."

"Send you a thousand miles, but you have to say goodbye. Dou Yuanliang died, and the new governor of Xiangzhou has not yet taken office. You have to worry about things in the city. You don't have to send you far away when you are on official business. When Zhengdan arrives, I will definitely Sweep and welcome in the mansion!" Ji Si tightened his rope and turned around.

"There will be a period later!" Cui Hao cupped his fists at them.

The horseshoes stepped forward heavily, the sound of rattling away, a large cloud of dust was raised, and the smoke dispersed, but they left the city in the blink of an eye, and the sound of the horseshoes was blown away by the wind, and only reached their ears. A little more.

Liu Renxin came up and approached him and asked, "My lord, people are already out of sight, we should go back."

Cui Hao withdrew his gaze, looked at the sky above his head, and sighed a long time, "This hall is very chaotic. When they go back to this quagmire, they may not be able to get out of the quagmire. I am afraid that this day will change."

The gate of the city was slowly closed by the soldiers guarding the city. A gate blocked those treacherous winds and clouds from outside. The mountains were high and the emperor was far away.

When they came here, they had been on their way day and night in order to hurry up, but this time when they went back, they were much more leisurely, thinking that Qi Ran was just recovering from a serious illness, so they walked more slowly. It's good to relax. After walking for two days, I still haven't left the boundary of Longxi.

The breeze was warm and the sun was shining brightly. Ji Si lay on the horse's back with a grass in his mouth, tied a bundle of grass with bamboo branches and put it in front of the brown horse. He didn't even eat the green grass into his mouth, he was a little anxious, and there was a wheezing sound from his mouth, obviously very angry, Ji Si laughed out loud at this amused appearance.

Hearing the voice, Qi Ran glanced sideways, and said softly: "Master Ji was in Lin'an, so it's not the same."

"If you can be a bird in the forest, how many people want to be a bird in a cage?" Ji Si continued to tease the brown horse with a bad temper.

"The lower official thought Master Ji was quite happy to be that caged bird."

Ji Si tilted his head and looked over, raised his eyebrows, "There is something in your words!"

"Master Ji is overthinking," Qi Ran smiled, "I just asked casually, after all, all civil and military officials in the court know that Master Ji jumped into the crown prince's birdcage by himself."

"You, you, relying on my heart to please you, it's too bad to plot my words everywhere." Ji Si smiled with his lips curled up.

When he spoke, his body was bathed in sunlight, he was lying on the horseback, his eyes were raised up, and there was a little affectionate charm at the end of his eyes, the words he spoke were like a breeze, carrying ambiguity and temptation, following Qi Ran The skin and flesh penetrated into the body, plucking at the heartstrings that have been calm for more than 20 years.

Qi Ran withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes and replied: "Master Ji's affection is a bit inexplicable, not to mention that I am not a masculine official."

"What a coincidence, I'm not very masculine either," Ji Si pointed at Qi Ran with a bamboo branch tied with green grass and said, "I just want you."

The wind blows head on, the clouds disperse and gather again, the branches rustle, the sound of horseshoes stepping on the ground is a little heavy, the horse rests and the birds sing, the bundle of green grass is shaken from side to side by the wind, and Ji Si smiles like a flower , especially the scenery of all things.

Qi Ran's face remained unchanged, his lips were tightly pursed, he looked up for a while, then rode his horse forward, and said in a deep voice: "Zhangzhou is almost here."

"Zhangzhou?" Ji Si was stunned when he heard his words, and then followed him on horseback, asking, "What are we going to do in Zhangzhou? We didn't go through Zhangzhou when we returned to Lin'an. Did we go the wrong way? We shouldn't leave Longxi soon Yet?"

Hearing the voice from behind on the first day of the lunar new year, he raised his head and asked with some puzzlement: "Master Du, aren't we going to Lin'an? Why are we in Zhangzhou again?"

Du Heng replied with a smile: "Master Ji is from Zhangzhou. Last time, when he was drunk at the banquet, he hugged Master Qi and called his mother, crying and saying that he was going home. You slept so early that you didn't see it. I guess he is the second I forgot when I woke up, Mr. Ji is saving face, so don't tell him."

I understood this as soon as I said it, and nodded again and again.

It was completely dark and they arrived in Huaxin County. When they saw the plaque of Ji Mansion, Ji Si realized what Qi Ran was planning, and stared at him in disbelief.

Qi Ran raised his chin, "When you come to Longxi, you can't stay out of the house."

Ji Si opened his mouth and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Leaving aside his own identity, let’s say that Ji Kang’s family is worthless. Although he doesn’t know much, he still knows a little bit from the intermittent memories in his mind. , just from these few points, it can already be seen that Mr. Ji's life is a bit miserable, what kind of family is this.

Before he could make a sound, the door of the Ji Mansion was opened with a creak, and a man dressed as a butler came out of it. When he saw a few people outside the door, he was stunned, and pointed at them, "Several..."

When his eyes fell on Ji Si's face, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he trembled and said, "Fifth Young Master..."

This sound broke the peace of Ji Mansion.

When he received the news, Ji Kang was on his concubine's bed, most of his clothes had been taken off, his face changed when the servant finished delivering the message, he got out of bed and put on his belt, he was so flustered that he couldn't tell the right from the wrong.

That concubine is his new beauty, who is being favored recently, seeing him like this, she covered her white and tender body with a quilt and asked delicately: "Master, where are you going in such a panic?"

Ji Kang was busy getting dressed, and said in a panic, "Ji Si is back!"

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