Xu Wujiang was born in poverty. When he grew up, he became an outstanding warrior and a heroic hero. After following Xu Wufu to work in Biyang for several years and earning some savings, his family bought 20 to 30 acres of thin farmland near Nanzhai. Xu Wujiang even suspected that
Can his father remember his birthday, let alone celebrate his birthday?
Su Di rushed back to Yuhuangling to celebrate Xu Wujiang's father's birthday, and the clan members had no doubts.
When they heard that Liu Qiong'er, who had just redeemed herself from Yuehong Mansion, asked Xu Wujiang to invite her to celebrate her birthday, many people came over to watch the fun.
Under the elm tree of Xu Wujiang's old house in Nanzhai, a brocade blanket was spread out. Liu Qiong'er sat in front of the guqin, looking too lazy to strum the strings. It seemed casual, but the clang was like a clear spring splashing on moss stones under the moon. It was indescribable.
Pleasant.
Su Di is definitely a rare beauty in Tongbai Mountain, otherwise Xu Wufu would not have a quarrel with Xu Wujiang because of her. However, Su Di and other beautiful women from Lutai villages are ordinary in their clothes.
After years of hard work, the skin on the hands and face will inevitably become rough, and the body shape will also become stronger.
Liu Qiong'er redeemed herself from the Yuehong Mansion, but her clothes and brocades were so beautiful that the village had never seen before. Her skin, which had never experienced wind and frost, was so white and tender, and her figure was so soft and frail.
Liu Qiong'er's gait, eyebrows and smile have been strictly trained in Yuehonglou. Every tiny movement can withstand criticism, and every tiny movement reveals the alluring beauty like a coquettish bitch.
When riding a horse across the Qingliu River, Liu Qiong'er was still a little embarrassed. At this time, Liu Qiong'er carefully tidied up and sat down in front of the piano stand, just like a fairy. The Xu clan members were stunned and more and more people gathered together.
Xu Huaidu regretted it. Liu Qiong'er could attract all the military soldiers and family members just by sitting in the courtyard, so why bother using birthday celebrations as an excuse?
Xu Wujiang's father knew a little about pen and ink, but had no experience. When he saw Xu Wujiang's letter saying that they had been framed by Deng Gui and had to escape from Qingxi Village and hide, he panicked.
"Dad, Deng Gui is just an inspector and cannot cover the sky with one hand. After surviving this disaster, Wu Jiang will have his own strategy to escape, but he cannot easily mess up his position at this time - and Xin'an, Xu Sihu and other soldiers are also Wu Jiang and
The basis of Deng Gui's resistance is that we can never ask Deng Gui to send people to arrest their children." Su Di said.
Xu Huai held the knife in his arms and stood against the door frame. Looking at Xu Wujiang's father's reaction, he knew that the problem was not big. Of course, it was impossible to tell all the truth truthfully. At the moment, as long as Xu Wujiang's father could stabilize his mind
, just cooperate with them.
Xu Wujiang had brothers and sisters, but none of them could support them. Now Xu Wujiang was the only child in the family. His mother led two sheep into the yard, and with a puzzled face, she poked her head in and asked the old man: "It's your birthday today, I am."
Why did you forget?"
"You damn bitch, if you boil a few eggs for me every year for my birthday, you won't forget the time." Xu Wujiang's father cursed.
"Xu Huai, come and slaughter this sheep, it should be enough!" Xu Wujiang's mother asked Xu Huai to do something.
Xu Huai grabbed the four hooves of the fat sheep in the yard, pulled out his knife and wiped it on the neck. Blood spurted out for several breaths, then gurgled, dripping all over the ground. When the fat sheep stopped struggling, Xu Huai let go, but the blood sprayed everywhere in the yard.
It's all blood...
"You idiot, do you think this yard has been ruined? Go away and don't get in the way here!" Xu Wujiang's mother yelled in anger.
"Mother Wu Jiang, why are you so angry with this idiot? Just ask us to do these things!"
Xu Huai didn't know that Xu Wufu wanted to take Su Di as his concubine. He couldn't tell it before and didn't talk to him about it, but everyone in the Xu clan knew about it.
Xu Wujiang later went to the Inspection Department. In the eyes of the clan members, it was Xu Wufu who couldn't wait to send Xu Wujiang away from under his nose, to prevent him from interfering in the clan and his family's business in various places, and to prevent him from becoming powerful.
In the past two years, other clan members have become alienated from the Xu Wujiang family, but those who are assigned as patrol officers have become closer to the Xu Wujiang family. When they heard that Xu Wujiang’s father was celebrating his birthday today, there were already
Several young martial soldiers put down what they were doing and rushed over to help skin and debone the fat sheep, not daring to let Xu Huai get involved and mess up the matter again.
Of course, there are also some soldiers who are young, and it is still early, so they cannot let go of farming at this time, so they need Su Di to come over in person.
Xu Huai deliberately made a mess. Seeing that everyone really disliked his coming, he left and rushed to Beizhai.
Most of the tribesmen would not be suspicious of the longevity issue, but how could Xu Wufu, who gathered his direct lineage back to Yuhuangling and decided to betray Xu Wujiang and others, not be suspicious?
Beizhaimen is the gateway to Lutai Beizhai and even the entire Yuhuangling. It faces the wooden bridge over Qingliu River. In addition to the strong and thick walls of this section of the village, there are also two anti-bandit archery towers built on both sides of the village gate.
When Xu Huai arrived at the North Village Gate, the village guest who was required to guard the village gate according to the rules had gone somewhere to take some time off. He climbed up the rope ladder and walked up to the nearly three-foot-high archery tower, taking in a panoramic view of the village that was two to three hundred steps deep.
The most splendid house in the village is of course the big house where Xu Wufu lives. It has blue bricks and black tiles, a long courtyard and alleys. At a glance, there are nearly a hundred houses. However, Xu Wufu has a group of wives and concubines, but there are only two.
The son grew up.
In addition, the lineage of Xu Bosong and his son Xu Wuqing are also strong in the Xu family. In addition to owning thousands of acres of private land in Yuhuangling, the Xu family owns mule and horse markets, grain stores and other businesses in Huaiyuan, Biyang and other places.
Have a lot of say.
The chiefs of the villages in Lutai and Beizhai were all Xu Bosong, who was two generations older than Xu Huai.
Recently, Xu Huai has not had the opportunity to contact Xu Wufu, Xu Bosong, Xu Wuqing, Xu Wuqi, his eldest son Xu Heng and others who were regarded as his right-hand men.
He doesn't know now that it was Xu Wufu's idea to be bewitched by Chen Tong and betray Xu Wujiang. Are the others still in the dark for the time being, or do Xu Bosong, Xu Wuqi and others all agree on this?
If it were the latter, things would be even more dangerous.
"You idiot, what are you doing running up to the archery tower?" A man in a short shirt saw Xu Huai running to the archery tower, knocking the wooden pillar with his scabbard, and yelled at Xu Huai to come down.
"What are you shouting in such a frightened manner!" Another man with a dark face reached out and slapped the man in a short shirt on the back of his head, and cursed dissatisfiedly, "Did Xu Huai fuck your mother-in-law, or your daughter?"
The man in a short shirt knew that although Xu Huai's father, Xu Wuxuan, had died of illness more than ten years ago, people like Xu Wukun and Xu Wuliang who followed Xu Wuxuan back from the Jingsheng Army still cherished their old friendship.
He just saw Xu Huaishun yelling and scolding him twice. He didn't want to show his face to Xu Wukun. He really looked at this idiot, and then he said with a playful smile:
"My mother-in-law has a huge appetite now. I think she is eager to trick a young man into ruining the family tradition."
"Uncle Wu Kun!" Xu Huai called to the black-faced man under the wall.
"I heard from the master that Old Seventeen led his soldiers to defend Qingxi Village. Why didn't you follow him and ran back to the village with Di Niang?" Xu Wukun climbed up the archery tower and asked Xu Huai doubtfully.
"Uncle Seventeen is going to celebrate his father's birthday, so we are back." Xu Huai watched Xu Wufu, his eldest son Xu Heng and others walking towards this side from a distance.
"That's it?"
Xu Wukun was confused as to what kind of medicine Xu Wujiang was selling in his gourd.
The bandits in Hutou Village made unusual moves, robbed and killed two people on the horse trail, and disturbed all the major clans in Tongbai Mountain.
The Inspection Department invited the clans of various surnames to discuss matters and wanted to organize rural soldiers to suppress the bandits. When Xu Wufu came back from Biyang, he also withdrew manpower from Huaiyuan and Biyang, also claiming to gather rural soldiers to prepare for the suppression of bandits.
At this juncture, Xu Wujiang still has the thought to remember to celebrate the birthday of his father who can't even slap him twice?
"I can't find out anything from you. I'll ask Xu Wuliang and Di Niang!" Xu Wukun and the others had been in the army. Even after returning home, they couldn't find anyone to help them. They could only join their own family to make a living.
But the horizons and knowledge were beyond the reach of ordinary villagers. I immediately thought of going to Xu Wuliang and asked Su Di.
Xu Wukun turned around to ask for the arrow tower, only to see the head of the family Xu Wufu, the eldest son Xu Heng and Xu Wuqi walking towards this side.
"You stupid donkey, why are you so arrogant? The archery tower is the place where you are arrogant? Get off here quickly!" Xu Heng walked to the foot of the archery tower and reprimanded him in a bad tone.
"Uncle Nineth turns sixty today. Aunt Seventeen said that Uncle Seventeen is on duty in the Inspection Department to contribute to the clan. Yesterday he had to be sent to Qingxi Village to resist the bandits. The head of the family should express some gratitude for Uncle Nineteen's birthday and call me specifically.
Come and invite the master to Nanzhai!" Xu Huai stood up, stared at Xu Heng under the arrow tower for a long time, and then looked at Xu Wu who was a little further away and said.
"If you want to invite my father over for a drink, why do you idiot come here?" Xu Heng cursed angrily.
"Aunt Seventeen said that when I get here, the head of the family will come over, but if I go somewhere else, I won't find the head of the family," Xu Huai said.
Xu Wukun didn't understand the meaning of Xu Huai's words. How could Xu Wufu, Xu Heng and his son have guilty consciences as thieves? How could they be completely indifferent?
Xu Heng looked at his father Xu Wufu with a gloomy expression. He didn't know if Su Di sent Xu Huai to come here to say this. Xu Wujiang was simply dissatisfied with them for not speaking to them, or he was seeing something.
Mingtang is here?
Xu Wufu was originally suspicious about birthday celebrations. He heard someone said that Xu Huai came to Beizhaimen Archery Tower, thinking that it would be easy to trick him into talking to him, so he came over. Now he also asked calmly:
"Since Di Niang asked you to invite me, I'm here too, why don't you come down?"
"Okay, I'm coming down!" Xu Huai jumped over the fence and jumped down.
This was called Xu Wukun, and Xu Wuqi and others were shocked.
There is no mysterious and impermanent light-body skill in this world. It requires extraordinary vision and judgment, as well as precise control of the muscles of the legs, feet, waist, and hips. However, even so, Xu Wuqi and Xu Wukun did not dare to say that they jumped.
You will definitely not be injured if you jump from the nearly three-foot-high archery tower.
Xu Huai was born with great strength but clumsy skills, which is recognized by everyone.
Seeing him suddenly jumping from such a high place, they were not surprised. They were worried that Xu Huai might accidentally fall and get injured.
However, even if Xu Huai could jump directly from a height of three feet, he would not show it in front of Xu Wufu, Xu Heng and his son.
He jumped out of the guardhouse fence, first landed on the wooden eaves on the outside of the fence with his feet, then jumped forward, reached out and grabbed the thick elm tree branch that was about a foot in front of him, and while bending the branch, he
It also stops the body from falling.
When his body dropped to a height of more than ten feet from the ground, Xu Huai let go of his hand and landed steadily in front of Xu Wufu. He patted his shoulder with the scabbard and said, "I'm down, let's go!"
Xu Wufu was stunned for a while. The idiot Xu Huai was using the scabbard to shoot him. If the assassin pulled out the sword and swung it down, wouldn't his head be in a different place at this moment?
"Don't be rude to the master of the house." Xu Wuqi held the handle of the knife in his hand, stared at Xu Huai coldly and scolded.
"My master wants me to come down, why are you so rude?" Xu Huai asked, staring at Xu Wuqi.
Xu Huai knew that among the old soldiers of the Xu family who had returned from the Jingsheng Army, Xu Wukun, who was fat and fat, was the kindest to him. However, Xu Wuqi, who was ranked ninth among the direct descendants of the martial arts family and had a yellow face like a sick man,
His status is second only to his father; but Xu Wuqi is also the only one of the previous generation of the Xu family who can impress Xu Wujiang with swords, guns, bows and horses.
Xu Wuqi's family did not have any land or house in Yuhuangling. After returning to his hometown, he and most of the other veterans relied on Xu Wufu to make a living.
However, Xu Wuqi is not like Xu Wukun, Xu Wuliang and others. He does not cherish his old feelings for Xu Huai, nor does he show any kindness to other tribesmen. Behind his back, everyone calls him Cold-faced Tiger.
Xu Wuqi taught fists, kicks, swords and bows in Zhenwu Hall, and was extremely strict; Xu Huai used to be clumsy and his movements were slightly imperfect, so he was hit by Xu Wuqi's stick all the time, and the blows were still bloody, so that Xu Huai now sees
Xu Wuqi had subconscious fear in his heart.
However, Xu Wufu needed help from people like Xu Wuqi, and he relied on him for everything.
From the reactions of Xu Wufu and his son Xu Heng just now, Xu Huaineng could see that it was only the father and son who really decided to sacrifice Xu Wujiang. However, Xu Wuqi did not know about it for the time being. He only followed Xu Wufu's orders in many matters.
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Xu Wukun's status was lower, and he didn't know the inside story even more. At this time, he came over to smooth things over and reprimanded Xu Huai with a bluffing face: "You guy, you jumped down without knowing the severity, and you will know what is good after you fall three times long and two short!"
