Brother, did you confess today?

At noon, Xu Xiangfei really ate the braised pork. I have to say that the young man’s craftsmanship is really good. The braised pork is fat but not greasy. Make do with a bowl.

The young man rubbed his round belly and saw that Uncle Nan's mood had improved a lot. Knowing that Xu Xiangfei persuaded him, he simply sat beside him and quietly pointed to Uncle Guide: "Hey, you can persuade Uncle Nan's bad temper? Yanzi, teach me this kung fu too, Uncle Nan has beaten me so many times, why not punish me for sweeping the floor again today."

Uncle Nan coughed lightly, the young man shook his body in fright, and immediately shrank his neck and fell silent.

Uncle Nan glared: "Mingrong, you are really brave, you dare to make arrangements in front of me."

Mingrong chuckled: "Where is it, I just don't want you to be angry all the time, Uncle Nan, and hurt yourself and your body."

Xu Xiangfei said these words in a calm tone, with caring eyes, which made people feel comforted. Ming Rong said these words in a foolish way. Uncle Nan became more and more angry when he heard it. He really wanted to raise his hand and put his head in the bowl.

Mingrong sensed the danger, and immediately jumped up and threw the bowl: "I wash the dishes, I wash the dishes, uncles, the food is delicious, and so is Swallow, it's delicious."

He went back into the kitchen in a flash, only let Uncle Nan hold his breath, and let the other people see the joke, made fun of it, and gave Xu Xiangfei a knife.

"Swallow, the uncles didn't give you anything when you came here. Uncle Nan, you don't have any talent for business, and you don't have much money. After we thought about it, we gave you a knife. This knife is a good one. Iron is like mud, even if you don’t need it in the future, if you meet someone who is destined, you can give it away, it’s all about making friends.”

Hearing this, Xu Xiangfei quickly stood up to thank them, and drank a few more glasses of wine with them. The middle-aged man sitting on Uncle Nan's left waved his hands. : "I heard from Mr. Nan that you have taken care of the young master for so many years. What is it if we give you a knife? Alas, this is because I don't have any money. Don't worry, when I save up a family business in the future, I will treat you to a drink and have a good time." of."

They have had a very difficult life for so many years. Xu Xiangfei didn't seem to dislike him, and thanked him repeatedly. While talking, Mingrong brought over peanuts and pork head meat, with a pinch of wine between his arms, and as soon as he put it on the table, he said: "Everyone Uncle and Swallow, drink some wine to warm up."

The other people on the table laughed: "Why are you so blank, you kid, can't you see that Uncle Nan is upset? Forget it, let's go drink and let their uncles and nephews continue to chat."

Uncle Nan interrupted: "I'm going out to talk with Yanzi, don't bother, Yanzi, you can go out with me."

Xu Xiangfei said hello to several people, and then followed Uncle Nan out of the yard.

There are a lot of peach blossoms planted in the suburbs of the city. When the peach blossoms are in full bloom in early March, nobles in Beijing like to come here for outings. Now that the peach blossoms are about to fade, fewer people come here.

The yard rented by Uncle Nan and the others is small, neither bad nor bad, and there are many neighbors around, so the rent is a good deal. They rented it for a year first, and even if they don't live here in the future, they can bring their relatives here to settle down.

The two walked along the path, looking at the peach blossoms and blowing the spring breeze, which was also a good feeling.

Uncle Nan was persuaded by Xu Xiangfei, and he still felt a lot more comfortable. He and Zhu Xuguang just couldn't get along, and he didn't know what was going on. The raised Zhu Xuguang was like a log.

He didn't listen to what he said, and finally let go of his mouth and wanted to wait for him to explain himself, hey, this person is so good, he didn't come at all, and he was still sulking.

When Uncle Nan thought about it, he felt like his heart was on fire again, turned around and scolded Xu Xiangfei: "Aren't you very capable? You can persuade anyone, why can't you persuade him? That bastard is just because you are used to it." It's bad, but if you, a senior brother, are a little stricter, how can he have such a lawless appearance?"

Xu Xiangfei was scolded for no reason, and he couldn't laugh or cry after listening to it: "Uncle Nan, I don't have the ability, don't get angry with my junior brother, how about I call him to make amends to you tomorrow? Not only to make amends, but also to wait for my aunt to come later. Yes, we will also come to visit and ask my aunt to talk about him."

He just casually said, after all, it seems that Uncle Nan is going to stay. Since they have rented the yard, Xu Xiangfei thinks that Uncle Nan should also be willing for his children to seek an official career, and it is a good thing to come to the capital.

But these words made Uncle Nan's expression change instantly, his anger disappeared, replaced by blankness and bewilderment, as if Xu Xiangfei said something terrible, but he quickly calmed down, just sneered stiffly: "Who can listen to him. "

"...Uncle Nan doesn't want to pick up my aunt?" Xu Xiangfei frowned, and said seriously: "Uncle Nan, I have suffered a lot for my aunt all these years, and my junior brother and I are willing to serve you two elders in the future and be filial. But Uncle Nan wants Staying, but letting my aunt stay in the elephant, is not a long-term solution, the world is always harsh on women, you have gone away and finally cleared up your grievances, if you don’t go back, how will the fathers and villagers think of your aunt if they know about it?"

Uncle Nan was more and more confused by these words, and his face suddenly turned pale, "I, I wrote...but no one replied to me, Yanzi, it's not that I don't want to, I want to go back...but no one in the village replied, I I dare not go back, I, I am afraid..."

"This..." Xu Xiangfei was also dumbfounded, "Uncle Nan, you are so confused! This matter is not small, even if you can't go back in person, you should find someone to inquire immediately. He is accused of a crime, and he probably moved away for his beloved son."

"I..." Uncle Nan was at a loss for a moment, then shook his head, "I sent the letter back again, but my hometown is too far away, it took a lot of time to go back and forth, and I was in Chenzhou before, so I couldn't get out to inquire about it .”

Xu Xiangfei frowned: "Why didn't Uncle Nan tell my younger brother or me? Anyway, I have some friends in Jianghu. Even if the emperor didn't let me go at that time, I could ask someone to inquire. If it goes well, my aunt will be able to go to the capital at this time." gone."

Uncle Nan gradually became silent. He didn't know what was wrong with him. When he found out that there was no reply to the letter, he was at a loss. However, he wanted to know that something was wrong with Chen Zhou, so he had to pretend that nothing had happened.

In fact, even Uncle Nan didn't understand, why didn't he ask someone to ask?Is it fear or guilt, or just unwilling to face it?

"I haven't seen their mother and son for too many years. In the past few years, I have been sending some money back, but I haven't contacted them again... What can I do if I go back now?"

Xu Xiangfei was tormented by these words until his brain ached, and he lost his mind, "Uncle Nan! You, you are really—oh, even if it's a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness, it's not like you're being ungrateful and abandoning your wife and son!"

Uncle Nan's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he stared at Xu Xiangfei fiercely: "What are you talking to me?! Who am I doing this for? If Zhu Xuguang is not the son of a general, what do you think I will do to him?"

"It's no wonder that Uncle Nan always persuades me to leave my junior brother. Uncle Nan doesn't take love seriously, but it's a wife and child. To you, is that just unimportant love?" Xu Xiangfei also became anxious, "Nan Uncle won't go, I'll go with junior brother, I'll go back and find someone to inquire, if Auntie doesn't want to get involved with Uncle Nan, I'll just ask someone to quietly."

He turned around and left, so anxious that Uncle Nan stretched out his hand to grab him, "Enough! I have other arrangements for this matter, and it's not your turn to overstep!"

"Uncle Nan..." Xu Xiangfei still let him hold his arm, the two of them acted strangely, and they had already attracted the attention of passers-by, but they were not easy to provoke, they just took a quick look, watching the excitement from a distance .

"Uncle Nan, I shouldn't be the one to say that. I just think of my mother. She also worked hard all her life, but she passed away early and didn't enjoy any glory and wealth. This is a lifetime regret for me. It's just that life and death are separated, and I can't fulfill my wish, so I don't want my aunt to repeat the same mistakes, and I don't want Uncle Nan to regret it in the future. If there is that day, how will we get along with each other? I'm afraid no matter what happens, we will inevitably have a grudge. I don’t even want to go there.”

Xu Xiangfei's tone was gentle, heavy and gentle, and he spoke clearly. Uncle Nan could accept it, but he became more and more reluctant to think about it, let alone Xu Xiangfei and Zhu Xuguang getting involved in his family affairs, so he pretended not to He said patiently: "It has nothing to do with you, I will go back to my hometown to inquire about it in the future."

His attitude was cold and hard, and Xu Xiangfei couldn't say anything, but he had already decided to find someone to go to Uncle Nan's hometown to inquire about the news immediately.

No matter whether Uncle Nan went back to his hometown in person or asked someone to inquire about it, it would only take longer. Xu Xiangfei really had a lot of connections. He suddenly thought, whether he can directly call Yingmen for help...

But Jingcheng also has the eyeliner of Yingmen, if the other party doesn't know him, wouldn't it be embarrassing?

Xu Xiangfei was determined to inquire, so he stopped stabbing at Uncle Nan, but his smile was gone, and his attitude was very obvious.

Uncle Nan didn't bother to talk to him: "Forget it, you go back first, don't cause trouble in the capital, you know? Any family here is enough for you to eat a pot, and think about yourself."

Xu Xiangfei thanked him in a muffled voice, turned his head and left, he was still angry at first glance, Uncle Nan was very helpless, now it's over, the first one who was angry has not been persuaded, and another one is angry.

But after thinking about it carefully, Uncle Nan chased after him again: "I'll take you into the city, and I happened to be shopping for something to go back home."

Xu Xiangfei stopped and waited for him for a few steps, the two stopped arguing, and the pedestrians who had been watching the excitement dispersed, smashing their mouths, thinking that the quarrel was boring, and they didn't move their hands, and their voices were so low, children playing home wine ?

Before the two of them left the outskirts of Beijing, they saw a tall horse walking slowly towards the light. Sitting on the horse was a handsome young man, wearing a white helmet and majestic. Although he couldn't see his appearance, he looked good of.

Xu Xiangfei and the two happened to be facing this person, he raised his head slightly, and looked a few more times curiously, but saw that the young man seemed to turn his head to look this way, and suddenly he jumped off his horse, and the bay red horse neighed and was led by him Walking in the direction of Xu Xiangfei.

Xu Xiangfei looked around and found that this person was indeed coming towards them, so he let out a sigh: "This is..."

Uncle Nan said in a low voice: "General Xuanwei Bai Lixuan, the one who was in Chen Zhou with Xu Guang."

This way Xu Xiangfei understood, he also heard from Zhu Xuguang about this person, he knew that Lixuan had extraordinary martial arts skills, he was also extremely intelligent, he was stronger than Zhu Xuguang in military affairs, not at 01:30, and he also admired General Chang very much.

Seeing him getting closer, Xu Xiangfei thought for a while and felt that Lixuan should have come to look for Uncle Nan. After all, Uncle Nan is now under the management of the other party, but the specifics have not been discussed yet.

He originally wanted to say hello and backed away, but Lixuan's beautiful eyes were fixed on Xu Xiangfei, with a cold handsome face, his eyes swept up and down, and he said coldly: "You are Xu Xiangfei?"

Shouting people like this is really not in line with etiquette, Xu Xiangfei heard that Lixuan's tone was not right, he just smiled and said: "I have admired the name of General Xuanwei for a long time, and my surname is indeed Xu Xiangfei..."

"You don't need to tell me these things." Lixuan pulled the rein, the red horse's round eyes stared, hot air spewed from its nose, and the horse's hooves moved restlessly.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Ding Lehou." Lixuan remained expressionless, "It seems that's true."

How does it seem to be so?Xu Xiangfei was puzzled, he remembered that what Zhu Xuguang told him was that Li Xuan had a bad temper and would stab people at every turn!

There is stabbing, why do you always keep a cold face?

After Lixuan said this, he ignored him, and looked straight at Uncle Nan: "Why didn't you come to find General Ben for so long? Why, I'm in charge, are you disappointed? But who's to blame? It's your young master You chose it yourself, but now you are making trouble, are you trying to resist the order?"

Xu Xiangfei's complexion changed, and he gently pushed Uncle Nan. Uncle Nan also knew what he said was very serious, and while sneering at Lixuan for putting on airs as a general, he lowered his head and said: "The general misunderstood, and my subordinates don't think so." It’s just that the subordinates have no place to live in Beijing, so they have to settle in the suburbs of Beijing first.”

But Uncle Nan was also puzzled, this kid hadn't spoken a few words to him in Chenzhou, why did he go out of the city to find them now?

Soon he knew.

Lixuan's expression was complicated, and he said word by word: "After you settle down, come to find General Ben? What are you thinking, thinking I don't know? You don't want to come...but I didn't say I would accept it."

"You—" Uncle Nan was startled and angry, "General, please be careful with your words, this is the order of the Holy Majesty!"

"The Holy One has already promised me." Li Xuan looked at him coldly, "I have been waiting for a long time, just waiting for today... As long as I don't want to, you all have to leave the capital."

"you--"

Seeing this, Xu Xiangfei quickly grabbed Uncle Nan, "The general's words are wrong. Uncle Nan and others are all from the old general's department. They have been wronged. It's been a rough few years. The Holy Majesty thoroughly investigated the old case of the Chang family. Naturally, he also wanted to give Uncle Nan and the others are a good place to go, and the general is a young talent with great courage and insight, and he needs a subordinate like Uncle Nan, the two hit it off, so why bother to say something angry?"

Lixuan pursed his lips and snorted after hearing Xu Xiangfei's words: "I have heard from the Holy Majesty that you are a man with a good tongue, and today I saw that it is indeed the case. I said the Holy Majesty's will, so you use the general to suppress me." ,awesome."

"I have no such intentions. I believe that the general is also a person who longs for talents. I'm afraid it's just a misunderstanding with Uncle Nan. Why don't you find a place in the advanced city to sit down and talk, so that you can untie your knot and get back together."

Uncle Nan breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that Xu Xiangfei was here today, if he had heard this, he might only have to make trouble with Lixuan more and more unmanageable, and instead delay the other brothers.

"No need, I don't want to get back together with him." Lixuan sneered, "It's never been better, has it?"

The last few words, Li Xuan spoke lightly and quickly, as if he was asking himself, or someone who was not here, Xu Xiangfei was taken aback, and suddenly realized that, logically speaking, Li Xuan was also a little bit like Zhu Xuguang Conflict, does he have nothing to say to Uncle Nan?

Since there was nothing to say, how could there be a misunderstanding?

"...What do you mean?" Uncle Nan also heard something wrong, "I have no grievances with you..."

"No injustice and no enmity." Lixuan burst out laughing suddenly, "It's good that there is no injustice and no enmity. You know, before I came to Beijing, I thought that if you were a little bit sorry and treated me better, I would forgive you for now." Passed you... After entering Beijing, I thought again, if you come to find me sooner, how I will make things difficult for you, and see you regret it... Well, it turns out that you never wanted to be with me, that's right, in Chenzhou You only have Zhu Xuguang in your eyes, don't you think about him in everything?"

After some accusations, Xu Xiangfei was startled and backed away slowly. There was really no way to persuade him, so he could only shut up.

Uncle Nan was puzzled at first, then slowly became surprised, and then seemed to react, shock, regret, guilt, all kinds of expressions flashed, and finally fell silent.

Lixuan suddenly took out a small bag from his bosom, and at first glance it was a piece of jade bodhi wrapped in a handkerchief. He didn't show it to Uncle Nan, but his action had already made Uncle Nan fully understand.

"Since you don't want to come, then don't come."

"I don't want to see you again."

After finishing speaking, before Uncle Nan could react, he got on the horse, pulled the reins, whipped the whip, and the big horse turned around and galloped away.

Uncle Nan seemed to be in a daze, standing still for a long time.

Xu Xiangfei was also silent, and after a while he said slowly: "This general came here rashly, but what he said was actually angry. He still has some expectations for Uncle Nan in his heart. Uncle Nan waits for him to calm down for a while, and we can talk about it later. .”

"It's not angry words." Uncle Nan wiped his eyes hard, turned his back to prevent Xu Xiangfei from seeing, "He's talking about me, what he doesn't want to see - it's me."

"...How could it be so sudden?" Xu Xiangfei was too shocked to speak, "No wonder, no wonder..."

No wonder Lixuan had conflicts with Zhu Xuguang before, no wonder he was so smart, but always wanted to contradict Zhu Xuguang, what could be the reason?

Xu Xiangfei carefully looked at the direction Lixuan left: "That's not the way back to the city, he should have come to look for you specially today, why don't Uncle Nan wait at the city gate first?"

"That's fine." Uncle Nan didn't object, and followed Xu Xiangfei slowly towards the city gate, "He is now General Xuanwei, and he is indeed more capable than me. I still remember when he said he wanted to be like me when I was young. When I left, he He kept pulling on me, saying that he wanted to be with me, and I promised to buy him candy for the Chinese New Year... Then, I never went back, why didn't I recognize me in Chenzhou?"

Xu Xiangfei couldn't bear to tell the truth, so how could he recognize it?

I haven't seen him for more than ten years, the child has grown into a young man, his name has been changed, and the other party has deliberately concealed it, and Uncle Nan doesn't care much, how could he recognize him?

"Don't think about it, Uncle Nan. Since Lixuan came to you on his own initiative today, he just has something to say. Well, let's wait for him to come back first."

Uncle Nan lowered his head, and sat with Xu Xiangfei outside the tea stall. He only ordered a few pots of tea on the table, and he drank it as wine. One cup after another, the arrogance he had just talked to Xu Xiangfei was gone.

He watched Lixuan get off the tall horse, walked in front of him with a cold face, and remembered what the other party said, his whole body was almost muddled, he couldn't breathe, he could only think about the past over and over again.

The longing and intimacy of the child when he was young, the tears shed when he begged him not to leave, and the cold eyes in Chen Zhou's eyes after seeing him for the first time, the scenes reappeared in Uncle Nan's mind, and then he fell into an ice cave, unable to believe what he had done. What.

He escaped for many days, not without guilt and longing, but the longer he dragged on, the less he dared to face it, and the less he dared to return to his hometown.

Uncle Nan knows who he is.

It's a pity that he was able to severely criticize Xu Xiangfei and Zhu Xuguang's interference, but when the incident happened suddenly in front of him, Uncle Nan was at a loss. The news that people have left long ago.

The same bewildered, the same bewildered.

But vaguely, Uncle Nan felt that he was liberated again, Li Xuan took the initiative to admit it, didn't he?It means...he still has expectations in his heart, but he is only temporarily angry, and when he takes his time, he will be able to return to the past.

It was getting late, and Xu Xiangfei stayed by Uncle Nan's side all the time, but the two of them didn't speak again. When the sound of horseshoes came, they both raised their heads at the same time, and saw Lixuan sitting on the horse, walking slowly into the city.

Before Xu Xiangfei could call for someone, Lixuan saw them, dismounted and came over. He just glanced at the silent Uncle Nan and then looked at Xu Xiangfei: "I know this is your idea, he won't think about waiting for me ,Right?"

"It's not like this……"

"Okay." Uncle Nan stood up and interrupted Xu Xiangfei, "Yanzi, go first, I'll talk to him."

"Talk? What are you talking about?" Lixuan became more indifferent than in the daytime, even without any fluctuations, as if that hasty side had made him give up completely.

"You go talk to my mother."

Uncle Nan paused: "Your mother..."

Lixuan took a deep breath, held back his words, and finally said stiffly after a long while: "Is it necessary to say this now? Where were you when my mother was forced to take me away after all she stared at? She worked hard for many years and was seriously ill. Where? Where were you when I was living in a foreign land with no relatives? If it wasn't for the Holy One, I would have been a lonely ghost, and you, you hid in the rivers and lakes and guarded Zhu Xuguang! Are you worthy of my mother?!"

"Qiu Niang, she, she..."

Uncle Nan couldn't believe it, but he had to believe it, because there was only bottomless hatred in Lixuan's eyes, and he was placed in the world, but he seemed to be unable to hear any movement.The ending he least wanted to think about came true, and what he didn't dare to face was torn apart, forcing him to watch it. Maybe he had already noticed it in his heart, but he just didn't want to admit it, and didn't dare to think about it.

He suddenly remembered a delicate face, which was the appearance of his wife when she was in her teens. She blushed and put on the hairpin he gave him. In a blink of an eye, it was Lixuan's eyes full of hatred. In these eyes, Uncle Nan seemed to see Qiu Niang.

"I came to you today because it's my mother's memorial day." Seeing his ashen-hearted appearance, Li Xuan felt nothing but coldness in his heart, "This is also the last chance I'll give you..."

Even if it is just to say that he wants to go back to his hometown to see his wife and children, even if he wants to ask someone to inquire, or earlier, even if he wants to tell someone more about their mother and child.

Unfortunately there is nothing.

His mother died with resentment, and he was exiled in a foreign country. Chen Zhou didn't take it seriously, he had new and old grudges, and Lixuan had no expectations.

Today was the deadline and the last chance he gave himself.After all, Lixuan failed to persuade himself to let go of everything, so he could only use this method to take revenge on the person he hated the most.

"Of course I will take care of the old general, but you——I don't want to see you again."

"Tomorrow, I will watch you leave the capital."

Lixuan clenched his fists tightly, but he was calm like an ordinary person: "I don't want to hear anything from you. When you are dead, go and tell my mother."

After he finished speaking, he got on his horse again and left, leaving Uncle Nan who slammed on the wooden chair and Xu Xiangfei who could only stand aside.

Xu Xiangfei gently supported Uncle Nan, looking down at his suddenly aged face, he could still feel his slightly trembling body when he put his hands on his shoulders, Xu Xiangfei also followed for a long time, and then slowly said: "It's getting late, it's already Unable to leave the city, Uncle Nan should stay in the city for one night first."

"...No need." Uncle Nan's voice was hoarse and his body was weak, he gently pushed Xu Xiangfei's hand away, "It's my fault, it's me, I... I have to leave."

"But……"

"No need." Uncle Nan muttered to himself, "No need to say, this is my retribution."

"I'm leaving tomorrow. He, I believe he will be a good general and won't embarrass others. It's just me, I owe him, I owe their mother and son."

After saying this, his back, which was always upright, also bent down. Uncle Nan just sat there, refusing to leave.

The branches on the moon only illuminate the surrounding clouds, and the silver light falls, but it can't illuminate the dark place under the eaves. The watchman beats the gong and walks slowly through the alley. Gradually, it is the silent night again.

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late night emo