On the other side, old man Qi was too tired to catch up with his eldest son. He threw his stick and didn't bother to chase anymore. He couldn't catch up.
He pressed his knees with his hands and was panting from exhaustion. He didn't forget to stare at Qi Kang'an who had also stopped not far away, "You,,, you are so mad at me."
As for what he was angry about, he had already forgotten it.
Once I was angry, I quickly turned back to look for my granddaughter. Oops, I was so excited just now that I didn't even hold my granddaughter in my arms.
Ye Sanni also calmed down. Seeing her father-in-law coming over, she felt embarrassed. She also knew that her father-in-law was worried about Bao'er, so she took the initiative to gently push Qi Bao'er to Old Man Qi.
"father."
"Well, let's go pick things up with your mother. It's time to get ready to leave." Old Man Qi glanced at her and was relieved to see that she was in good condition.
The wife here is a good one.
"Why."
Old man Qi squatted in front of Qi Bao'er, smiled and touched her little face, then his head, "You're so good, sir."
Fifty soldiers were brought here without missing a single one.
Qi Baoer also smiled with her eyes bent. She knew what they cared about most, so she said:
"Sir, the imperial court will definitely give us a piece of land. Let's build a new Qijia village, build an ancestral temple, put all the ancestral tablets in it, and put in the family tree. We can rebuild the roots of our Qijia family."
Trees move to death and people move to life. As long as people are alive, wherever they are is home.
This is not only what old man Qi cares about, but what the entire Qi clan cares about and values the most.
Many of the villagers who gathered around to watch the excitement covered their mouths and shed tears.
Qi Kaishan suddenly strode forward, stopped three meters in front of Old Man Qi and Qi Bao'er, and shouted: "Where are the Qi clan members?"
Immediately, the Qi clan members, regardless of gender, old or young, stepped forward, men in front and women behind, and they also shouted: "Here."
This stance confused Qi Bao'er. What was he going to do?
He looked at me suspiciously.
Unexpectedly, her father straightened her clothes, then positioned her body to face Grandpa Kaishan, then ran over and stood behind Grandpa Kaishan.
No, wait.
Master, what are you doing all of a sudden?
What happened next, if the Qi family said that their ancestors had always been poor farmers, Qi Baoer would not believe it.
Speaking of this kneeling ceremony, I guess many people have knelt down to worship the emperor in such a grand manner.
I saw that Qi Kaishan first patted his trousers with one hand very powerfully. Qi Kaishan had no other hand and could only pat them alone. The others patted the left and right trouser legs with both hands in front and back to clear away the dust.
Then he landed on one leg first, and the founder of the mountain shouted: "The seventy-sixth generation of the Qi clan opened the mountain, on behalf of the Qi clan leader, and the eightieth generation of the Qi clan, Bao'er, for saving the Qi clan people from the disaster of war.
One person died as a result of the war.”
Everyone behind her, exchanging hands with her father, her mother, her father, mother, uncles and aunts, all knelt down on one knee.
"Kowtow~."
"Master Kaishan, what are you doing?" Qi Bao'er ran over and wanted to drag Qi Kaishan up, but this was the one who started the incident.
Qi Kaishan grabbed Qi Baoer's arms with his backhand, stared at her solemnly and said:
"Bao'er, there are no ungrateful people in our Qi clan. If it weren't for you along this journey, it's not certain whether the Qi clan would still be able to exist.
You deserve this gift.
You can also accept this gift."
The villagers behind were also shouting in unison.
This one said: "Aunt Bao, we should have paid homage to you like this a long time ago."
The one said: "Auntie Bao, if you don't let us kneel down, our conscience will be uneasy for the rest of our lives."
The old man Qi also said: "Bao'er, stand back and be good."
Qi Bao'er looked at Qi Kaishan, who looked like he was about to worship his ancestors, then looked at the villagers who looked similar, then looked at his father and grandfather who were suppressing smiles on their faces, and his mother and uncles and aunts who looked confused.
.
She understands.
He stepped back without insisting any longer and stood up very imposingly with his claws on his back.
Qi Kaishan continued to lead the Qi clan members to kneel down.
This ritual is really cumbersome. After one prostration, you get up and shout a word of thanks. On the second prostration, you kneel down on the ground. When you get up again, you shout a prayer.
The general meaning is that I wish her no illness or disaster in her life, and wish her a long life with Qi.
hehe.
People are being kidnapped by their morals, and Qi is so awesome that he just tied her up with the rest of the clan.
The soldiers nearby were dumbfounded. How could they sacrifice a living person to their ancestors? Still such a small child?
Even though they looked like a group of dirty and buried refugees, the whole atmosphere was so grand and solemn that the soldiers unconsciously slowed down their breathing and their eyes became filled with respect.
Don’t forget your roots, and don’t forget your family wherever you go. Don’t be ungrateful, even if the other person is just a baby with no waist height.
Such a group of people,,,soldiers have never read a book and can't come up with any good words to comment on. Just think, when they look at such a group of people, no matter how they look at it, they can't look at it. They regard it as just a group of nothing.
of refugees.
After praying three times, Qi Baoer went to help Qi Kaishan again, and this time Qi Kaishan allowed her to help him up.
With red eyes, he said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay."
Later, the old man Qi also got up. This time he did not go straight to his granddaughter first, but strode towards the soldiers.
"I wonder where we are going from now on?"
There wasn't much dry food left, and there were seven soldiers wounded. We needed a place to stay first.
A soldier said: "If we go further this way, it will be similar to the cliff on the opposite side. There is a military camp at the foot of the mountain. The soldiers of the mighty general are stationed there. There are also people waiting for us in the camp."
It’s just that we can’t determine the time they will arrive, so we can’t pick them up in advance, so they have to go by themselves.
Old man Qi said: What's the point? They didn't walk all the way here, and they were worried all day long before.
Wave your hand to call people and let’s go.
The soldiers cut off the rope connecting the two cliffs with a few strokes. The trouble was eliminated and everyone could leave safely.
Even though they didn't dare to hold torches in front of them, they still had no choice but to move forward in the dark.
A road has not yet been cleared at this end, and it is too dark to get planks around to put the foot down, so we can only follow the soldiers forward with one foot deep and one shallow.
It's cold. Because of the muddy road ahead, everyone's clothes are already dirty on the outside and soaked on the inside. On a day like this, when it gets wet, it will freeze, but the ice inside will be frozen when you move your body and get hot.
As the body temperature melts, it becomes colder and colder.
But everyone's heart is burning, and the danger is completely at the cliff. If you go forward, it will be the Avenue to the Sky.
It was still stumbling, but the team walked through the snow-capped mountains as before. The atmosphere was obviously eager, and there was a buzz of voices everywhere.
The long-lived daughter-in-law grinned with big teeth. Her mother-in-law looked at her and hit her arm, "It's freezing in the wind. If you open your mouth like that, you won't be afraid of being choked by the wind."
"Mom, I'm so happy. I never thought I could survive."
When I left, I was afraid of everything. I was afraid that something might happen on the road. I was afraid that she would be left behind because she was an outsider in the family because she ran out of food or for other reasons.
Unexpectedly, not only did she survive, but her mother-in-law also treated her better and better.
Changshou Niang glanced at her and scolded her with a smile, "Virtue."
