Before Xiao Hei finished speaking, a gust of wind blew into the master's yard. The next moment Shuzi, in a white dress like snow, rushed in, looked at Xiao Hei and shouted, "Tell me, why don't you wait for me?"

The girl rushed into the living room and reached out to pinch Xiao Hei's ears. She looked at the master and shouted: "Teacher, I asked my junior brother to wait for me, but who knew he could run faster than a rabbit."

Xiao Hei gently broke away from her hand: "Sister Shuzi, you are chasing me. Brother Zhang Liang is blocking me on the mountain. You two don't want to give the talented teacher tea?"

Xiao Hei chuckled and immediately used Master as a shield.

While the master was making tea, he looked at Shuzi and said with a smile, "Zhang Liang has already lost one fight. Do you want to try fighting Xiao Hei again?"

When Shuzi heard that Zhang Liang had lost the fight, she couldn't help but sigh.

Looking at him, he said: "As I said, this sword practice is not a matter of three or two days. Xiaohei and I have to practice for an hour every day. Even my eldest brother is afraid it will be the same. It's better for you to practice for a while if you want."

Although Shuzi has now come out of the original haze, when it comes to her future husband, she naturally does not dare to act as recklessly as Xiaohei.

Even if there was a fight, she would only look for Xiao Hei, how could she dare to fight Zhang Liang?

Zhang Liang was silent for a while, looked at his master and said, "Teacher, I understand. I will spend more time on this in the future to prevent Xiaohei from bullying him again."

The master looked at the two of them, thought for a while and said, "Next spring, if Li Xiuyuan hasn't come back from the Great Wall, I will arrange the marriage for you two. It's not possible to put it off forever."

This is also what Li Xiuyuan asked Fuzi to do before he left.

According to Shuzi and Zhang Liang's age, it will be time for them to get married next spring, and Master also understands that it is not possible to put it off forever.

What if one day he goes into seclusion, if one day the Great Qin turmoil breaks out again, and the two of them have to leave the imperial city, there will be no one to preside over the wedding.

When Xiao Hei heard this, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if brother doesn't come back, Xiao Hei will be there."

Shuzi suddenly blushed with embarrassment, sat down next to the master, and said in a low voice: "Everything will be as arranged by the teacher."

Zhang Liang did not expect that the master would turn the topic to himself and Shuzi in a blink of an eye, thinking that his brother had gone to the Great Wall and did not know when he would return.

Without Li Xiuyuan during the wedding, he always felt empty in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, didn't my brother go to the Great Wall to see Young Master Su? The border area is very poor. How long can he stay?"

The husband poured hot tea into the cup, looked at him calmly and said, "He is not you. There is another world beyond the border. If I were him, I would naturally not miss the other scenery there."

Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Isn't there a border fortress beyond the Great Wall? The desert is full of yellow sand, what's there to see?"

Hearing this, the master couldn't help but sternly said: "Are you an idiot? Is your imperial city of Qin the prosperous place? Is it the geomantic treasure land where you are willing to grow old and die?"

"The world beyond the desert border is not heaven and earth? There are countless people living there, and the Xiongnu army comes to harass the Qin border from time to time. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor built the Great Wall?"

"If you have nothing to do, read more books instead of running around all day. The world is bigger than the Qin Dynasty you see in your eyes. You might as well stop being my disciple, so as not to embarrass yourself by telling people about it."

The Master's voice was sharper than Xiao Hei's sword, and Zhang Liang was covered in blood. Looking at his teacher's angry look, he was speechless for a long time.

Shuzi looked at him and sighed, thinking, if you don't know idiots, how can you understand why the elder brother doesn't want to stay in the imperial city instead of running thousands of miles to the border?

Zhang Liang turned pale after being scolded by his master. He thought for a while and said, "I don't quite understand some of the truth, but I will read more books and try to understand why my brother went to the Great Wall."

Xiao Hei sighed and said, "If it weren't for the teacher and Sister Shuzi, Xiao Hei would have gone with his brother."

After taking a sip of tea, the Master sighed.

A ray of light burst out in his eyes, and he said: "I am in the imperial city.

We won’t be together for a few years. I hope you will support each other after you get married and don’t place your hopes on others.”

Touching Xiao Hei's head, the Master smiled lightly and said: "Xiao Hei still knows how to cherish the time in front of him, study hard and practice hard."

Xiao Hei chuckled and said, "I am my brother's younger brother."

In Xiao Hei's heart, no matter what he did, he could not embarrass his brother.

Seeing the three different expressions of the three people in front of him, Master's mind flew to the border of the desert and to the Great Wall.

In his heart, only monks like Li Xiuyuan who work tirelessly and are willing to travel through thousands of mountains and rivers can see more of the scenery in this world.

Zhang Liang watched the expression on Shuzi's face change again and again, thinking that the lady from Xiangfu had gone to the border and he would also have his own happiness.

Thinking about the hardships I suffered before, it seems that they are not that painful anymore.

…

The long yellow sand accompanies me in my journey, and the rustling autumn wind at the border is another scene from the Master's mouth.

Li Xiuyuan, who was riding a horse, also sat in the carriage and chatted with the boy and the woman from time to time. In his opinion, if Xiao Hei had not stayed in the academy to practice with the master, he would probably be accompanying him now.

Touching Xiaohu's head, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "I also have a younger brother who is about the same age as you, but I left him in school to study with the teacher."

The boy glanced at his mother and said softly: "Little Tiger also wants to study."

The woman was silent for a long time, looked at her son and said softly: "Looking at it, you are almost old enough to read and write."

Li Xiuyuan nodded, looked at the two of them and asked, "How old is Xiaohu this year?"

Xiaohu blinked his eyelashes, looked at him and replied loudly: "Xiaohu is five years old this year."

Li Xiuyuan nodded and said with a smile: "My brother is six years old. It seems that you have to find a school to study and write with your husband."

The woman pursed her lips and said nothing, as if she was thinking about her own thoughts.

The yellow sand receded with the scenery. Li Xiuyuan looked around and saw a black shadow not far ahead, appearing so suddenly in front of his eyes.

What you see is a huge city, hidden deep in the yellow sand.

Although it is not as tall and majestic as the Imperial City of Qin, the majestic city in front of him is also built with large pieces of bluestone, giving Li Xiuyuan a feeling of oppression.

The woman's lips moved and she said softly: "This is Yuezhi City. It used to be the Yuezhi tribe. Now it was captured by the Xiongnu's Chanyu and became the royal city of the Xiongnu."

Li Xiuyuan looked up and suddenly felt a desolate and solemn feeling slowly rising from his heart.

It turns out that this is the royal city of the Xiongnu.

It turns out that there is also the Yuezhi tribe here, a tribe that once used this as its royal city, but was expelled from its homeland by the Xiongnu Chanyu.

It seems that this is also a jungle.

"I want to buy a yard, do you have any ideas?"

Li Xiuyuan wanted to stay here for a while, because he felt that the woman in front of him might not have much money to buy a house. And he needed a place to stay.

Seeing that the woman remained silent, Li Xiuyuan continued: "I will pay you in return. I can also teach Xiaohu to read and write for the time being."

When the little tiger heard this, he howled immediately, took the woman's hand and shook it.

The woman sighed and said quietly: "Sir, you saved the lives of our mother and son... I have nothing to repay, so just leave the matters in this yard to me..."

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and had no objection. After all, he would not stay here for a long time.

At most, you can use some money to buy some furniture and other daily necessities.

Unlike the Imperial City of Da Qin, there is no identity check required to enter Yuezhi City, and even the guards at the city gate don't know where to hide to drink.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Xiongnu army, those who dared to come to Yuezhi City to run wild were seeking death.

Although the majestic city in the desert does not have as majestic buildings as the Imperial City of Qin, its prosperity is no less than the markets of the imperial city.

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The people walked all the way through the streets and alleys, and finally came to the depths of a secluded alley in the west of the city.

Li Xiuyuan looked up and saw a dusty house in front of him. Before he could jump off the horse, the woman had already got off the carriage with Xiaohu in her arms.

While Li Xiuyuan was stunned, the woman opened the closed door and drove the carriage into the yard through the side door.

It wasn't until Li Xiuyuan led the horse into the courtyard that he discovered that there was a different cave here, which was more than twice as big as No. 47 in the Imperial City.

I sighed secretly in my heart, thinking that when traveling in the world, one must never look down on others. Even the seemingly desolate mother and son in front of her turned out to have such a big house in the King's City of the Huns.

It seems that this mother and son are also people with stories.

The large rooms on the east side belonged to the mother and son, and Li Xiuyuan chose a wing on the west side.

The next step was to collect water from the well and clean the living room, the room and even the entire yard. After taking a bath, Xiaohu followed Li Xiuyuan to help clean up.

He chuckled and said, "Sir, will you teach me how to read and write?"

Li Xiuyuan smiled: "I can only teach you Chinese characters and poetry. Do you want to learn it? Or will your mother hire another teacher for you?"

Xiaohu shook his head, with a determined look on his face: "Xiaohu will learn the writing of the Central Plains."

Li Xiuyuan took him to the kitchen, lit a fire, and cooked a pot of dried strange bird meat.

On the first day they entered the city, neither the woman nor Li Xiuyuan had the intention to go shopping in the market.

Xiaohu smelled the faint aroma of meat and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what kind of meat is this?"

"Whatever flies in the sky, I will shoot down."

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and smiled: "To be honest, I don't know the name of this strange bird. I hadn't met you at that time."

The two squatted in front of the stove, smelling the aroma of meat and chatting for a while. A woman's voice sounded outside the door: "Sir, are you cooking meat? Do you want my help?"

Li Xiuyuan patted Xiaohu and said with a smile: "You take the bowl out and I'll fill it with broth."

Xiaohu turned his head and replied loudly: "Mom, don't rush me, it'll be fine."

When the three of them were holding a bowl of soup and eating meat, it was already the time to light the lamp. The woman said that the meat was delicious and asked, "Sir, I have never eaten this meat before..."

Xiaohu chuckled and said, "Mom, this is a strange bird that Mr. shot."

Li Xiuyuan sighed, thought for a while, took out ten gold coins and gently pushed them in front of the woman, and said quietly: "Please go buy some daily necessities tomorrow, and invite two servants..."

It was not that he was afraid of the trouble of doing it himself, but he thought that it would be inconvenient for three people after all, and it would be easier to talk to a few more servants, so that he would not have to worry about food and drink.

He didn't know if the Xiongnu would recognize Da Qin's copper coins, but gold coins would certainly do.

The woman was shocked. How could she accept Li Xiuyuan's money? She frowned and said, "Didn't you just give me two bags of money before?"

Li Xiuyuan sighed and smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect to live in such a big yard. You can take the money first. If it's not enough, ask me for it."

Little Tiger saw the shining gold coins, picked up one and took a bite, then smiled and said: "Mom, this is true."

The woman glared at him and said, "You have something to eat, but you can't stop your mouth?" Without saying anything, she suddenly looked at Li Xiuyuan and said in a daze: "Sir, there is something wrong with this meat..."
Chapter completed!