After hearing Fan Li's words, Guang'er suddenly became energetic. He opened the car curtain with great curiosity and said happily:
"Great, Lord Ah Li, can you make the carriage go faster? Guang'er can't wait!"
Seeing her smiling so brightly, Fan Li couldn't help but smile and said:
"Haha, Guang'er, don't be impatient, you still need to be more cautious when traveling at night."
Guang'er was very sensible. After hearing this, he wrapped himself in the quilt, lay in Fan Li's arms, and gradually fell asleep full of hope.
Fan Li tucked in the quilt and smiled awkwardly at Duanmu Ci beside him.
Duanmu Ci also understood it and remained silent on the side. He only waited for Guang'er to fall asleep before he spoke:
"Mr. Ziming is famous all over the world. It's really enviable that this daughter turns out to be so smart and cute."
Fan Li sighed:
"It's a pity that Guang'er spends less time with her family and spends more time apart. At this point, Guang'er hasn't seen her parents for more than a year. How unfortunate is this for her?..."
Duanmu Ci was silent for a moment, and then said again:
"By the way, Brother Shao, the loss of the Ji family this time is not small. I may not be able to keep 30% to 40% of the money saved before. I don't know how Brother Shao will explain it to the Ji family?"
But Fan Li said nonchalantly:
"It doesn't matter, Li has already told the great elder about this matter, and they all know it well. If it weren't for Zigong, the Ji clan would probably be in danger of being destroyed. Money is just some external things, compared with life, it's nothing
It’s not worth mentioning anymore.”
"Hey... If Lord Siko had thought this through, I'm afraid his life would no longer be in danger... What a pity... What a pity."
The two of them couldn't help but think of Deng Xi, and they couldn't help but feel secretly in their hearts.
They all knew that Deng Xi's life could no longer be saved. If the Ji clan ran away, the Zheng people would be even more angry at Deng Xi. Who would be able to speak a word of justice on his behalf at that time?
"Lord Sikou sacrificed his life for the sake of justice in his heart. He deserves to die!"
After Duanmuci said this, the two of them fell into deep thought and remembrance.
After a while, Fan Li spoke again:
"By the way, Brother Zigong, it seems that Brother Zigong... is also very good at running businesses? And..."
Duanmu Cize replied:
"Haha, actually, I don't have any other skills. I can only say that for these heretics, I, Duanmu Zigong, is really good. By the way, I have heard Mr. Ziming talk about my younger brother before, and he also went on an envoy in the early years.
I went to Suiguo and did a good business, but I don’t know what the situation is in Suiguo now?”
Fan Li saw that Duanmu Ci was very interested in Sui Guo, and knew that they would not be able to sleep that night. He simply explained it to him in detail...
Because both of them had the qualifications of merchants, they naturally had a great time chatting. Unknowingly, they had been chatting for an hour.
Just when the two of them were still talking, they heard a noise outside, and it was the slave named Gao who came over again. Duanmu Ci immediately stopped the carriage, and saw Gao panting and saying:
"Master, those pursuers have been led elsewhere by the villain! For the time being, there should be no pursuers coming here again."
Duanmu Ci was filled with joy when he heard this and couldn't help but smile:
"Very good! As expected, I can sit back and relax."
So, the group of people dragged their families and traveled all night. They did not take the main road, but chose some small roads, just to avoid being hunted by the officials as much as possible.
Si Xie, on the other hand, was disturbed by Yang Hu's attack on Zheng. When he learned that the Ji clan had escaped, he had no choice but to send people to chase him for a while.
But since he didn't know whether they were passing through to defend the country or to pass through the Song Dynasty? Therefore, the pursuing troops he sent out all returned without success.
In this way, Fan Li and others easily arrived at Weiguo, and then entered Lu from Weiguo. After more than ten days, they arrived near Qufu.
…
At the same time, Ji Le, who was in Qufu, showed no signs of improving.
The originally plump face became thinner and thinner, and the hair began to fall out slowly.
Because of her haggard appearance, she didn't even want to see Li Ran again, just because he didn't want Li Ran to see her like this.
Li Ran was heartbroken and asked Yi He, but Yi He was helpless.
At this moment, Guang'er had already arrived at the outskirts, escorted by Fan Li and Duanmu Ci.
Li Ran told Ji Le about this through the door and window. Ji Le was filled with joy after hearing this, and then he reluctantly got up, and after dressing up carefully, he opened the door, and Li Ran finally got to see Ji Le again.
appearance.
"fun……"
"Husband...has Le'er become ugly..."
"No...no...how could it be? In my husband's heart, Leer will always be the most beautiful..."
Although Ji Le's face looked good at this time, his weight loss could still be seen.
Moreover, she was almost unsteady and she was just holding back. Her shaky look was really distressing.
Li Ran helped Ji Le to the gate, but at this time Fan Li had already arrived at the mansion holding Guang'er in his arms.
Ji Le stumbled forward. Mother and daughter had not seen each other for two or three years, and Guang'er had grown a lot taller.
"Mother……"
"Guang'er..."
Ji Le squatted down, and Guang'er rushed over and hugged her mother.
Ji Le wanted to pick up Guang'er, but found that he couldn't hold his daughter at all. He was so surprised and happy that he almost fainted.
When Li Ran saw this, he hurriedly squatted down. And their family of three finally got together again.
At this time, the keen Guang'er also noticed that her mother's body was not as good as before. After being overjoyed, she couldn't help but burst into tears again.
Ji Le also had tears streaming down his face, and when others saw him, their noses became sore and tears streamed down his cheeks.
After finally calming down his emotions, Ji Le finally held Guang'er's hand and entered the mansion together.
Only then did Fan Li have the opportunity to salute Li Ran and report back:
"Sir! Fan Li failed to protect his inheritance from Zheng Guo. Fan Li is ashamed of him..."
Li Ran just raised his hands heavily and patted his shoulder:
"What's wrong with me, young uncle? Thanks to my hard work over the years, if I hadn't relied on young uncle this time, I'm afraid the whole family would have been doomed..."
"Li is not worthy of it. Mr. Li has been kind to Li, so what does all this hard work mean?"
"Besides, Brother Zigong is the one who really deserves the most credit for the Ji clan being able to evacuate Zheng Yi with his family this time, while Li Wei really has no merit at all."
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but look around and asked:
"Right? Where is Zigong?"
"Sir, it's just because he ransomed a Lu man in Zheng State. He should have gone to the government to ask for the reward at this time, right?"
After listening, Li Ran nodded again and said:
"In this case, Li should really be grateful to him. Young uncle, you have had a hard journey along the way. Please step back and rest first."
"Chang Qing, please take my young uncle down to have a rest."
Sun Wu and Fan Li were also old acquaintances. They looked at each other and smiled, and then entered the mansion together.
Li Ran also asked people to entertain Jishi's group and arranged for them to stay temporarily in Jishi's villa.
Then, he hurried back to Xinglin, where the family of three enjoyed this rare time of togetherness.
Li Ran was in a good mood when he saw Guang'er becoming more and more beautiful and being with Ji Le:
"Guang'er!"
When Guang'er heard her father calling her, she immediately ran over, took Li Ran's hand, and came to the side of her mother's collapse.