The small courtyard located in the deepest part of this alley is Xiong Kaishan’s home.
The small courtyard is not big, but it is neatly kept. The two red paper couplets posted on the courtyard door, which is not as high as the mountain, look particularly eye-catching and festive against the dim yellow surrounding it.
"Mom! Little sister! Come out quickly, Lord Marquis is here!"
Xiong Kaishan, who was running at the front, happily got into the yard. He didn't even have time to put his things away, so he yelled towards the house inside.
"Master Hou? Which master is here?"
Soon, following a surprised inquiry, an old woman wearing an apron and her hands still stained with flour hurriedly walked out of the house.
Behind him, there was a girl also wearing an apron, with a look of weakness and fear in her big eyes.
"Oh! How many princes can we have here, and it's not the Xiao Hou I told you about!" Xiong Kaishan laughed at his mother and little sister, then moved to the side, revealing Xiao Han outside the courtyard door.
Several people.
"Is it the Xiao Hou who led you to fight the barbarians?"
After hearing her son's words, the old woman's hands trembled with excitement and she quickly looked toward the courtyard door.
At the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Han stood awkwardly outside. When he saw this, he bent down to the old woman and cupped his hands: "Old madam, happy New Year!"
"Okay, okay, everything is fine! Come on, it's cold outside, sit inside!"
The old woman tried her best to see Xiao Han clearly at the door, and her hands trembled even more with excitement! She hurriedly took a few steps forward, wanting to pull Xiao Han in, but as soon as her hand reached halfway, it stopped in mid-air.
Maybe she was too excited just now, but it was only then that she suddenly remembered: the young man in front of her was not a relative or nephew of her family, but a high-ranking prince of the country, a man who could command an army and move across the grassland.
The general!
At the door, how could the thoughtful Xiao Han fail to see the embarrassment of the woman? He did not hesitate, stepped forward with a smile, held the old woman's hand that was still in the air, and said harmoniously: "Thank you, madam, we are just here today.
I'm passing by here and stopped by to see you. I won't go into the house, just stand outside for a while."
"Ah?" The old woman didn't expect Xiao Han to be so approachable and even take the initiative to hold her hand, so she just stayed where she was and didn't react for a while.
It wasn't until those warm hands let go that she, who was still in a trance, vaguely heard her son muttering: "Hey, our house is too small. The Marquis can't even find a place to sit when he goes in! Mom, take the little boy with you."
Sister, please go in first, I will have a conversation with Mr. Hou outside."
Xiong Kaishan said he wanted to chat with Xiao Han, but Xiao Han actually didn't stay in the courtyard for long and left in a hurry.
It's not that he dislikes the shabby nature of the small courtyard, it's just that every time he sees Xiong Kaishan's sister, he can't help but feel a silent anger gathering in his heart, which seems to burst through his chest.
So, he hurriedly bid farewell to the old woman, walked out of the courtyard, and then breathed a long sigh of relief against the earthen walls on both sides of the alley.
"Master Hou!"
Xiong Kaishan quickly chased him out of the yard, rubbing his hands and grinning silly at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han turned his head when he heard the sound, looked at Xiong Kaishan with a simple and honest face in front of him, and suddenly felt a sigh in his heart.
Once upon a time, when the Turks kidnapped that weak girl, they probably never imagined how much they would pay for it!
The Stag Tribe was gone, the Red Wolf Tribe was exterminated, and both the Linghu Tribe and both humans and animals were destroyed! In addition, there were more than a dozen Turkic nomadic tribes, large and small, all engulfed by the fire.
!
Although the demise of these tribes cannot be attributed to Xiong Kaishan, he was the one who charged forward every time! So much so that the title of Demon God is still circulated on the grasslands.
"Didn't I give you a lot of money before? Why don't you get a better house to live in?" Thinking of the miserable situation of those Turkic people, Xiao Han's mood improved a little, and he forced a smile and asked in a low voice.
Xiong Kaishan scratched his head, looked back at the small courtyard and said: "Hey, I want to move to a bigger house, otherwise I will hit my head all the time if I don't go in. But my mother said that she is used to living here and is familiar with the neighbors, so she doesn't want to
Move out. I’m thinking of renovating this house after the Chinese New Year. It will be spacious by then. Lord Marquis, you can come visit me again!”
Hearing this, Xiao Han nodded and said, "Well, that's fine. Remember to go to Wang Cheng to withdraw some money then. Just treat it as a housewarming gift I gave you in advance."
"No need!" Xiong Kaishan shook his head, patted his chest and said: "I have made a lot of achievements in the past few days and exchanged a lot of money. It is enough! Not to mention the house, I even have enough money to marry a wife and my little sister.
.”
"Your little sister..."
Suddenly mentioning the weak girl again, Xiao Han couldn't help but feel pain in his heart again, as if he was stabbed hard by a steel needle! The anger that had just been suppressed began to brew in his heart again?
"Little sister, she is fine now." Seeing Xiao Han's expression, the smile on Xiong Kaishan's face gradually disappeared. He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth, knelt down on one knee towards Xiao Han, and whispered: "Master Hou! Kaishan
I want to ask you something!"
"What's the matter?" Xiao Han looked at Xiong Kaishan with a complicated expression, vaguely guessing what he wanted to say.
Xiong Kaishan knelt on the ground, with tears in his eyes! It seemed that he had used a lot of courage before he said: "I beg you, Lord Marquis, to take my little sister with you when you leave here, so that she can leave here!
"
When Xiao Han heard that it was indeed this request, his eyes suddenly became cold, and he heard in a deep voice: "She is here, what else has anyone said?"
Xiong Kaishan was startled for a moment, then fell to the ground and remained silent.
Seeing this, Xiao Han sighed deeply, pulled him up from the ground, and whispered: "I always thought that it was our men's fault that women were bullied! It was our fault for not protecting them well.
You and me, not those weak women!
Therefore, no one has the right to teach them lightly, let alone accuse them! If anyone dares to do this, Xiong Kaishan, I give you permission to do it to them!"
Xiong Kaishan clenched his fists tightly and trembled for a long time. Finally, he loosened his fists in despair, looked at Xiao Han, and said in a hoarse voice: "I don't need to tell you, Lord Marquis, I will teach those bitches a lesson! But my little sister, she has experienced this again and again.
I can’t afford to be hurt.”
Xiao Han was silent.
He knew that Xiong Kaishan was right. How many people are there in a city? It may be tens of thousands!
And among these tens of thousands of people, it is impossible for all of them to be good people with kind hearts!
So Xiong Kaishan will be worried that some people will look at the little sister in a different way! In that case, not only the little sister, but also him will go crazy!
"Okay, I will take her out of here!" Xiao Han was not a pedantic person, so after seeing Xiong Kaishan's painful look, he decisively agreed to this simple request.
