On the north wall of the city outside Kaifeng Mansion, outside the Tongtian Gate, everyone who came in and out noticed that about a dozen people gathered a hundred steps outside the city. A dozen servants in Tsing Yi surrounded a carriage in the middle, and there were several more people outside.

It's a good horse. Just by looking at its shape, you can tell it's not an ordinary horse.

Whether it was the exquisitely carved carriage or the tall horses, they all showed the identity of this group of people. Moreover, the team of guarding soldiers had been waiting beside this group of people with their waists hunched, as if

They were all waiting for these people's orders.

What is even more striking is that among the dozen or so servants, the majority are disabled.

This is waiting for someone!

Looking at this stance, everyone understands it.

However, scenes like this are common in Kaifeng. As the capital of the Imperial Song Dynasty, there is a constant flow of dignitaries and dignitaries arriving and departing every day, but today's style seems to be bigger.

The window of the carriage opened a small crack, revealing Xiao Ai's slightly anxious face.

"Second brother, how long will it take for the eldest brother to arrive?"

Xiao Cheng smiled slightly and said: "Count the time, it's only for a while, be patient. There are many people on the road outside Kaifeng City, and you can't gallop, so you can only walk slowly. Don't be anxious."

"What am I in a hurry for?" Xiao Yi chuckled: "But someone is in a hurry! I'm all restless now. Oops!"

It seemed that someone had pinched her. Xiao Yi exclaimed, but immediately covered her mouth, glanced back, and said bitterly: "Sister-in-law, I didn't say you, I meant auntie.

!oops!"

After being pinched again, it seemed to be quite severe. Xiao Yi's face turned pale, but this time she did not dare to say anything.

Xiao Cheng turned away and snickered, but Xiao Han's low voice came to his ears.

"In the public eye, you are invisible and have no taboos about what you say. What does it look like?"

Xiao Yi responded with a dull sound, retracted her head into the car window, and the car window slammed shut again.

Xiao Cheng raised his head and glanced at the sky. Fortunately, there was no sun today. Otherwise, sitting in the narrow carriage in the last struggle of the heat would be really uncomfortable. The little girl has a lively temperament, and everyone came out again today.

Good morning, no wonder she feels a little unbearable.

But as long as the sun doesn't come out, I still feel very comfortable.

In fact, there is no need to go out so early.

Even though Mrs. Xiao Han seems to be very calm now, she is actually the most anxious at home. She gets up early in the morning to help the family clean the courtyard, and even goes to the east courtyard of the second entrance to take a look several times.

, and then ordered the old housekeeper Xu Wuyan to move a lot of things inside.

In the end, there was really nothing to do at home, so Xiao Cheng was forced to quickly prepare the carriage and horses to go out of the city to welcome Xiao Ding's return.

In fact, Xiao Cheng can quite understand Xiao Han's thoughts.

Your own flesh and blood are living on the battlefield on the edge of a knife. As a parent, how can you not worry? How can you not miss it? If you can't come back to the past, that's fine. But when I heard that today is coming, I miss you so much.

How can I still hold back?

Even Xiao Cheng really misses his elder brother.

We haven’t seen each other for more than two years!

He turned around and glanced at the carriage, thinking that in addition to Xiao Han, there was another person in the carriage. I am afraid that he was also extremely distressed at this time, but he was just hiding it well and forcing himself to endure it.

With Xiao Ding's level, he can actually bring his family members to the residence. But firstly, it is Xiao Ding's filial piety and he wants to keep his wife at home to honor and serve his parents for him. Secondly, it is also the Gao family.

She really couldn't bear the thought of her young lady leaving the glamorous world of Bianliang to endure hardships in the north, so Gao Qi stayed.

The eldest brother is a person who doesn’t understand amorous feelings.

Xiao Cheng curled his lips, took out a delicate small bag from his wallet, took out a nail clipper, and began to trim his nails slowly.

This is the latest set of small products produced by Tiangong Iron Art Workshop, including seven or eight gadgets such as nail clippers, small files, and razors.

Although the gadgets are small, the selling price is not cheap at all. Such a small bag costs a full fifty guan, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Now they only accept reservations in advance.

The thing is small, but the technology contained in it is definitely the most advanced in this era.

Take a razor as an example. The external device is not very special. Although the design is exquisite, a skilled craftsman can easily understand how to make it at a glance. However, the thin shaving blade is not just casual.

It can be produced.

The blade is as thin as paper.

Besides, the nail clippers are easy to use and save effort. The blades are designed in an arc shape, which can easily cut people's nails into arc shapes. They can also be deformed and folded. The more high-end ones also have a baking paint process on them.

, or some wood carving patterns are attached, it is really beautiful.

These two little things have extremely high requirements on materials, and now Tiangong Iron Art is the only one that can do this.

Once launched, it immediately became popular throughout Bianliang. Anyone with a decent family background would be proud to own a set of such gadgets.

However, these things are labor-intensive and time-consuming to make. Even though Tiangong Iron Art has tried its best to simplify the process to the extreme, it cannot be mass-produced and can only be customized by appointment.

The Xiao family is the patron saint of Tiangong Iron Art. Naturally, they can have as much as they want. Xiao Yu even used it as a favor.

Just after he finished repairing one hand, Xiao Cheng heard Wei Wu's voice of surprise.

"I'm coming!"

Xiao Cheng raised his head and saw the blurry figures of a group of knights in his field of vision.

A man like Wei Wu, who was excellent in archery, also had unusually good eyesight.

As for Xiao Cheng, Chang Da Ye Du, although he intended to protect it, his eyesight inevitably declined. He is now worried about his eyesight problem, so much so that he is already thinking about getting myopia glasses just in case.

Glass cannot be obtained for the time being, but crystal grinding is still feasible. As for the power, you can only grind some more crystal slices and then choose.

But this is not a matter of priority. My father's eyesight is fine, so there is no need for it. The rest of the family is also young, so there is no need. As for the other people, whether they can see or not, does it have a lot to do with Xiao Cheng?

The servants became a little commotion, and the carriage window was opened again, and Xiao Yi's head poked out.

Finally, I could see clearly that a group of more than ten riders, plus a few carriages, were heading towards the Tongtian Gate in a mighty manner.

"It really doesn't matter if you don't attract attention!" Xiao Cheng thought to himself.

There are more than a dozen horses, all of them are so tall and majestic, and none of them is less than four feet five inches tall at the shoulders, even the horses pulling the carriage. Although the man on the horse is wearing casual clothes, he looks very handsome.

With a sword and a bow, this kind of splendor is beyond the reach of many high-ranking families in Bianliang.

Each of these horses can easily be sold for more than a hundred dollars in Bianliang. As for the first one, it has a price but no market. Anyone who owns such a horse will not sell it at all.

It seems that the old man in the family has a very precious baby, which is slightly inferior to the one under his eldest brother's crotch.

Big brother really got a lot of good things at the border!

Xiao Cheng couldn't help but look back at the horse beside him. It was obviously his little brother! Standing with these horses, he would never be able to raise his head.

Xiao Cheng looked back at the carriage, smiled and walked out from the group of servants.

He is a male, so of course he is the only one in charge.

"Brother!" He raised his arms and shouted loudly.

Xiao Ding had already seen Xiao Cheng, clamped the horse's belly, and in a few steps he was in front of Xiao Cheng. He turned over and dismounted, grabbed Xiao Cheng's shoulders with both hands, and shook them hard: "I've grown taller and stronger. I'm stronger than the two."

It was much stronger a year ago.”

"Brother, I'm sixteen. I was selected as a scholar the year before last. I've been crowned a scholar in advance and have a cousin name!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"I know, I know, Chongwen!" He reached out and patted Xiao Cheng's shoulder. Xiao Ding smiled and said, "But in my eyes, you are still the little kid!"

This name is really unpleasant.

Xiao Cheng sniffed and looked at Xiao Ding's beard. It was not so thick two years ago. Now, with this appearance, it is hard to tell his true age at a glance, and he also looks extra vicissitudes of life. Wait a moment

I'm just afraid someone will cry.

Xiao Ding punched Xiao Cheng's chest again, then passed him straight towards the carriage.

The servants consciously made way for them.

The carriage door finally opened, and Mrs. Xiao Han, Mrs. Gao, who was holding her son, and Xiao Yi, all wearing gauze to cover their faces, stepped out of the carriage.

Just taking one look at Xiao Ding's appearance, Xiao Han's eyes suddenly turned red.

"My son!"

After shouting this, he was speechless and his body was shaky.

Gao Qi's eyes flashed with tears, and she tried her best to hold back the tears, but she and Xiao Ai still supported Xiao Hanshi on the left and right.

"Mother, the child is unfilial!" Xiao Ding knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

"Get up, get up quickly, let me take a good look at my mother!" Mrs. Xiao Han wiped away her tears, pulled Xiao Ding up from the ground, looked up and down, and confirmed that her son had only suffered a few vicissitudes of life.

There was nothing missing, so his tears turned into laughter.

A large group of people in the family were injured and missing arms and legs on the battlefield. Xiao Han didn't say anything, but she was very worried in her heart.

On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind, but no matter you are a soldier or a general, sometimes on the battlefield, the generals will be more impacted.

As the saying goes, to capture the thief first, capture the king.

Although there have always been letters saying that everything is safe, I can only feel relieved when I see it with my own eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work, ma'am!" Xiao Ding glanced at Gao Qi and said with a smile.
To be continued...