Approaching a courtyard with a large gate, He Nan got off his horse and walked forward, knocking hard on the door.
A young man who was cleaning the courtyard heard the sound and moved forward. He stepped forward and unbolted the door, pushed open a narrow crack in the door and peeked out.
"Is it... He Nan?" the person inside the door asked uncertainly.
He Nan heard the words and responded. He saw the other person's face through the crack in the door, and he had no doubts: "Uncle Zhang, that's right here."
Uncle Zhang checked the door carefully a few more times, then opened the door for several people. Then he turned around and ran into the hall, shouting loudly: "Brother, sister-in-law, sister-in-law of the He family, look
Look who’s back!”
Uncle Zhang's full name is Zhang Xueming. He is the younger brother of He Nan's uncle Zhang Xuesh. He is very simple and honest, and he is well-organized. He follows his elder brother in business all year round and is also the housekeeper of the family. The last time he saw He Nan was
He Nan left home five or six years ago. After so many years, he has transformed from an immature child into a young man. It is normal for Zhang Xueming not to recognize him for a while.
Not long after, He Ni's family and He Nan's aunt Jiang Yun came out of the hall together. He Ni was holding a sleeping child in his arms. It seemed that he was He Nan's little cousin. There were two children, a boy and a girl.
The children also jumped out and asked noisily: "Which one is Brother He Nan?"
It’s no wonder that the children didn’t recognize He Nan. His cousin He Xiaoqiu was only over three years old when He Nan left home, and Zhang Huaiwen was just a hundred days old, so he had no memory of He Nan at all.
Several people walked to the door and surrounded He Nan, with expressions of surprise on their faces.
"Ananda, why are you back?" He Ni asked.
"There hasn't been any government affairs to deal with recently, so my master gave me a holiday." He Nanke didn't dare to say that he was almost on a wanted list before, let alone that he came out with a mission from his master, so he could only let it go.
It was not a big lie. He pointed to the people standing behind him: "These two are my adopted brothers Yan Chunlai, the second brother Yan and brother Wei Kui. This is... my adopted sister Yu Ruyi, both of whom are
He is a good friend I invited to my home."
Yan Chunlai is a person who likes to worship others. Counting the other three of the Jinghong Four, he has about twenty sworn brothers. Although he is respectful and serious when working under Li Mastiff Chun, his willful and bold world atmosphere
Still couldn't erase it. Last night when he and Wei Kui were competing in a drinking competition, they both got drunk and became sworn brothers. He didn't care if Wei Kui was a fugitive. If he was someone he valued, even a beggar or a thief.
That's correct. Today Wei Kui, a big talker, brought up this issue on the road, and He Nan also said that he would come down and find a suitable day for the three of them to formally sworn sworn friends.
As for Yu Ruyi - she has never had the habit of becoming a sworn brother, but she treats Yan Chunlai as her second brother. In order to save trouble, she says in front of her family that she is her adopted sister.
However, looking at Yu Ruyi's expression, she was not satisfied with the title of adopted sister.
"Wei Kui, the vanguard of Tianlang Army's Ten Thousand Sou Battalion." Wei Kui respectfully bowed his fists. This guy is not stupid. In front of his elders, he can't say that he is a fugitive who committed a crime.
There was nothing wrong with my previous position.
"The fifth generation disciple of Yanshan Jinghong Sect, Yan Chunlai." Yan Chunlai also said respectfully. Unlike Wei Kui, he did not have a formal official position in the court, not even in name - at best he could only be regarded as Li Mastiff Chun's
As a private soldier, he reported to the Jianghu sect to which he belonged.
"Yu Ruyi." Yu Ruyi lowered her body and saluted the elders. She and Yan Chunlai were in a similar situation, but Yan Chunlai had a stronger sense of belonging to the sect due to her origin, while Yu Ruyi was a person who didn't like being in the sect so much.
A person whose name is preceded by a prefix.
He Ni looked at Yu Ruyi's face carefully, and suddenly secretly grabbed He Nan's clothes and asked in a low voice: "Did you get married outside without telling the family?"
"How can it be?" He Nan didn't know why her aunt suddenly asked this question.
"Then the little girl just followed you back to our house?" He Ni's look was a bit reproachful. She was afraid that her nephew would always abandon the girl. "You are not afraid of others talking behind your back.
Si, isn’t this ruining this little girl’s reputation?”
"Hey..." He Nan was speechless. He had never thought about this problem before, and he suddenly seemed a little overwhelmed. He scratched his scalp awkwardly, and suddenly he saw his uncle Zhang Xuesh's head covered with a plaster.
, he changed the subject and asked: "What's wrong with my uncle's head?"
The expressions of all the elders of the He family changed when they heard this, but it was only fleeting. Zhang Xuesh paused, still looking happy: "It's okay, I accidentally fell off the horse a few days ago and fell.
That’s all.”
He Nan was not stupid, but rather very discerning. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the faces of the whole family were covered with a heavy layer of melancholy, which was temporarily covered up by the great joy of reuniting their relatives. There must be something.
Something big happened - the disappearing store, Uncle Zhang's cautious actions, the wound on my uncle's head... these are all connected.
But now is not the time to ask again.
"Ananda, you have lost weight." He Ni walked up and touched He Nan's face. Thirteen-year-old He Nan was shorter than his peers, let alone compared to his aunt who was already an adult.
But now He Ni has to look up to her nephew.
"Really?" He Nan recalled carefully. He had indeed lost a lot of weight in recent days. "By the way, where is my uncle? Isn't he at home?"
Zhang Xueshi slapped his thigh: "Oh, I forgot! Xueming, go and call He Lei back now and tell him that He Nan is back!" After arranging people to find He Lei who was absent, Zhang Xueshi explained: "You
My uncle has a piece of farmland on the outskirts of the county town, and he has to stay there for a long time every autumn harvest!"
He Nan nodded to express his understanding. His uncle had been playing with his farmland since he was dismissed from his job and stayed at home.
It was lively for a while, and He Ni invited everyone to sit down in the main hall to chat. She and Jiang Yun, the two hostesses, went to the kitchen and said that their nephew would cook in person when he came home today. Yu Ruyi was originally a non-stick person.
The eldest lady in Yangchunshui was a little embarrassed to be treated so warmly, so she followed the two ladies into the kitchen to help.
He Xiaoqiu was not afraid of strangers at all. She was a familiar person just like her father He Lei. After she recognized who was Brother He Nan, she greeted him carelessly, then turned around and ran away.
Chu came to Yu Ruyi's side - in her opinion, this beautiful elder sister is more attractive than her cousin; Zhang Huaiwen's character is not as lively as his sister, which may be due to his age - he has a milky voice
He called He Nan, brother, and bowed to the other brothers and sisters, then timidly hid behind his father, which was very polite.
At dinner time, He Lei and Zhang Xueming finally came back. As soon as He Lei entered the door, he shouted for He Nan to come out. He pulled his skinny nephew over and gave him a fierce hug: "Good nephew,
You are finally back!"
Uncle is the elder who has the best relationship with He Nan. He Nan has been carried by his uncle who was still a head catcher at that time since he was a child, so he has always felt that his uncle is very majestic and admires him very much. The two of them are together.
There were pleasantries in the yard, but He Nan's attention was a little distracted - Zhang Xueming picked up the huge wooden door latch again and inserted it into the door, and also moved two chairs to block the door.
"Uncle Zhang, what are you doing?" He Nanzhen felt very confused. All of Uncle Zhang's actions were too weird.
Zhang Xueming was silent for a moment and replied: "The security in the county has not been very good recently. There are always some thieves who steal things in a big way. It is better to be more prepared."
Seeing He Nan thoughtful, Zhang Xueming walked up and patted He Nan on the shoulder: "Don't think too much, it's nothing."
He Nan nodded perfunctorily, but was still prepared to wait and see what would happen.
While the three men were talking, the banquet was ready. Zhang Xuesh and He Ni were indeed one of the largest drug dealers in Fuyang County. They had prepared a table with more than 20 dishes of good wine and food.
She also used precious medicinal materials as ingredients to cleanse her nephew. In order to take care of Yu Ruyi, who is from the south, He Ni also specially made several light vegetarian dishes and steamed fish - she didn't know what her nephew was thinking, but
After a brief exchange, she fell in love with this girl - He Nan's parents left early and he had no brothers or sisters-in-law, so she, the aunt, was He Nan's mother - but she regarded Yu Ruyi as the He Nan's mother
The daughter-in-law comes to look at it.
He Ni's idea is neither close nor far away - although neither He Nan nor Yu Ruyi has shown any over-the-top love for each other, in Yu Ruyi's heart - He Nan
It's indeed something special.
When and what did this special feeling begin? Perhaps it was the heart-to-heart talk that night when I stayed at Meng He’s house? Perhaps it was He Nan’s courage to stand up in the face of a rain of arrows? Yu Ruyi doesn’t know for sure - but even
No matter how special He Nan was, Yu Ruyi was not the kind of person who would reveal his true feelings.
"Girl, does this dish suit your taste?" He Ni specially arranged Yu Ruyi's seat next to her, just to get to know this girl better. "My aunt's cooking skills in southern cuisine are average, if it doesn't suit you
I mean, I will send for a southern cook tomorrow."
Yu Ruyi nodded and affirmed: "My aunt's cooking is good, and this fish is very delicious." Yu Ruyi is not a squeamish person, and is not very particular about food. As long as the food is not particularly fishy, he can accept it.
Just when the banquet was filled with joy and peace, a series of rapid banging sounds on the door sounded at an inappropriate time.
He Nan was the first to react and walked to the courtyard to stop and stare. The knocks on the door had not stopped yet. People outside were noisy. It sounded like there were at least twenty or thirty people, and it seemed that they were coming with bad intentions.
He Ni also heard the familiar noise, her expression was suddenly shocked, and she quickly called He Nan back: "Ananda, don't go out, they should leave after a while."
"Old Wei, Second Brother Yan, let's go meet them." He Nan opened the door and said calmly. He had already guessed that something had happened at home. Hearing what his aunt meant, these people had already arrived.
There have been many troubles - Uncle Zhang acted cautiously, and the injury on my uncle's head was probably related to this group of people.
Her aunt advised herself not to go out for her own good, but when would it be okay to hide today and avoid tomorrow? Today is a happy day for family reunion, and He Nan will never let this group of people ruin the good thing.
Already.
The brothers Wei Kui and Yan Chunlai sat between the Zhang brothers and He Lei, calling each other "uncle" and "uncle" affectionately, and then they exchanged glasses and raised their glasses to drink together. The two of them drank together.
The heavy drinking really shocked the elders. Unknowingly, the three middle-aged men were already drunk. No matter how much they tried to dissuade them, they could no longer exert their strength.
He Nan walked in the front, followed by Wei Kui and Yan Chunlai, one on the left and one on the right. These two ferocious gods were used to such scenes of provoking troubles. Wei Kui even felt that his hands were itchy after not fighting for a while.
.
Zhang Xueming had to hold the door latch with both hands and hold it with his shoulder, but Wei Kui easily lifted it away with one hand. Yan Chunlai removed the two chairs in front of the door and pushed open the door.
The door was about to open, and dozens of gangsters outside saw a young man in black with disheveled face. In contrast, the face of a man in green was as indifferent as looking at a chicken or a dog, and
The enigmatic and strange smile of a burly man who was far taller than an ordinary person.
"I don't know what you...do you want to do?"
Dark clouds are gathering over the city, and a mountain rain is about to come.
This chapter has been completed!