Under the archway covered with vermilion patent leather, everyone in the Xiao family bowed and saluted as Butler Lu shouted.
The other people in Zhuangzi also bowed their hands together and sincerely celebrated the return of the owner of this land!
"Xiao Han, thank you all!"
Seeing this scene, Xiao Han also bowed deeply to these people in return.
During these days in Chang'an, Butler Lu told him in detail what happened after he disappeared! He also knew that when something happened to him, it was these people who left everything behind and marched into the Qinling Mountains, searching for him bit by bit regardless of the danger.
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"Brother Xiao..."
Amidst the solemn silence, several crying voices sounded from the crowd.
Immediately afterwards, several figures rushed out from the crowd, holding Xiao Han's legs and crying loudly!
"Stop crying, don't cry at all. Didn't I come back safely?!"
Looking at the two Xiaos and Xiaos crying at their feet, Xiao Han couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
In this world, the most gratifying thing is to be rewarded for the feelings you put in!
Looking at his younger brothers and sisters who were crying, Xiao Da stood next to Xiao Han and tried hard to hold back the tears in his eyes!
In fact, he also wanted to be like Shi Yilang and the others, hugging Xiao Han and crying happily, venting out all the fears and worries he had without Xiao Han in the past few days!
But his reason told him that since all his brothers and sisters were crying, there should always be someone stronger by Xiao Han's side.
Rubbing his eyes, Xiao Han pulled the half-grown children up from the ground one by one, wiped the tears from their faces one by one, whispered a few words of comfort, and finally raised his head to look at Xiao Da.
Under the setting sun, after not seeing him for more than half a year, Xiao Da's appearance as a simple and honest young man remained unchanged, but his height had almost reached Xiao Han's eyes.
"Yes, you have grown up!" Xiao Han took a deep breath and patted Xiao Da's shoulder happily.
"Master Hou..." Xiao Da's nose became sour, and tears fell from his eyes unsatisfactorily.
Xiao Han raised his sleeves, wiped away Xiao Da's tears, leaned down and hugged him, and whispered in his ear: "Now that you have grown up, you should be sensible! You are the oldest among these people, and you are not allowed to take care of him again in the future.
Let them go on adventures! Remember you have your own life, even if I am not around you, you should live your life well!"
"Yes!" Xiao Da nodded heavily when he heard Xiao Han's words. He knew that Xiao Han was not complaining about them, but caring deeply for them!
"That's good!" Xiao Han smiled and raised his hand to ruffle Xiao Da's hair. Looking at this group of little people, he felt quite emotional in his heart.
Butler Lu once told him that when his family organized people to search for him in the Qinling Mountains, he specifically prohibited these little guys from going there!
Unexpectedly, they took advantage of the chaos and followed him secretly.
No one knows how these teenage boys walked hundreds of miles to the depths of the Qinling Mountains, nor how they survive in the mountains in winter.
Later, it was not until Cheng Yaojin accidentally bumped into them deep in the Qinling Mountains that Butler Lu realized that Xiao Da and the others had been in the Qinling Mountains for seven or eight days!
You know, that is the Qinling Mountains, a group of mountains stretching for thousands of miles! It is a virgin forest that has never been civilized!
Even if Xiao Han has masters like Ren Qingjiayi by his side, he still walks in fear! These children can search for Xiao Han's whereabouts and protect themselves at the same time. This has to be said to be a miracle!
However, Xiao Han didn't want to do this kind of miracle again.
"Take them back to clean up. Today is a day that should be happy. Don't cry or cry!" Butler Lu wiped his tears and stepped forward to pull Xiao Da and the others away. The head of the family has returned safely. He should smile when he enters the door!
Xiao Da agreed, sniffed hard, and led the other children back to Zhuangzi in three steps.
Seeing the figures of these villains gradually walking away on the road, Xiao Han still had no intention of entering the archway, which somewhat made Jiayi and the others who were following behind a little strange.
But soon, they understood why Xiao Han didn't enter Zhuangzi.
Under the archway, a few tied-up people were pushed over, and Chief Cao who followed them kicked everyone in the legs, causing them to kneel down under the archway.
"Master Hou! It's just these bastards who are eating inside and outside! They took the things in the house and tried to sell them to others! After being hit by Lao Zhao, they turned violent! If Lao Zhao's disciples hadn't tried their best to save them, I'm afraid they would have been killed by them.
Killed!"
Holding his fist in front of Xiao Han and saluting, Master Cao pointed angrily at the people kneeling on the ground, with a look in his eyes that made him want to strangle them alive!
In Zhuangzi, they always have a clear division of labor!
Steward Lu is responsible for the affairs of the Hou Mansion and Zhuangzi!
Zhang Qiang is responsible for the external relations of the industrial zone.
And he is in charge of the personnel in the industrial zone.
Now, there are no problems in other aspects! As for the mistakes in the area he was in charge of, it was during the most difficult time at home! This made Chief Cao not only blame himself, but also feel extremely resentful towards these people!
After hearing what Director Cao said, Xiao Han's heart sank little by little. He squinted his eyes and looked at the faces of the people kneeling on the ground. These people were all strangers, and they should have been recruited later.
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"According to Tang law, how should we deal with it?" After a moment of silence, Xiao Han asked Master Cao in a deep voice.
When Master Cao heard this, he clasped his fists and replied sternly: "According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who colludes with outsiders and murders the master's family will be punished by death!"
"What? Kill? Lord Hou, Lord Hou! We don't dare anymore! We really don't dare anymore! Give us another chance..."
When they heard that they were to be executed according to the law, the people kneeling on the ground trembled and immediately shouted wildly. They are still lucky, thinking that this legendary and kind-hearted master can let them go!
However, Xiao Han was destined to disappoint them this time.
Regardless of his past life or this life, Xiao Han understands the truth that blind kindness can never be exchanged for loyalty!
And to forgive sin easily is the greatest harm to kindness!
Looking at the people crying and fighting on the ground, Xiao Han slowly closed his eyes and said: "Take them to report to the official, our family will not use lynching!"
"yes!"
When Chief Cao heard this answer, he felt relieved and quickly agreed, asking the man who escorted these people to drag them down again!
Xiao Han felt a little sad as he watched several people who were crying and being brutally dragged away.
He hopes that the people who follow him are sincere, but this is always a luxury hope! The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds! With so many people in the family, there is no guarantee that everyone will be of the same mind as you.
Shaking his head and putting all these unpleasant things behind him, Xiao Han looked at the red archway illuminated by the setting sun and slowly straightened his back.
"Let's have a banquet! Tonight, the Xiao Family Village celebrates!"
