"Jiang He, please feel at ease. Your grandfather passed away without regrets. He entrusted you two to me. From today on, you are my brother and sister, Liu Mingzhi."
An Gou'er knelt down in front of a new grave with peace of mind. The grave was short and just a small earthen bag, so Old Man An used small shabby mats as coffins.
The new grave is right by the river. An Gouer said that his grandfather spent his whole life guarding the Qinhuai River. It would definitely be uncomfortable to be buried elsewhere. If he wanted to be buried, he should be buried by the river, so that he could always guard his Qinhuai River.
river.
Liu Mingzhi knew that this might be Old Man An's biggest long-cherished wish in his life, to be born in the Qinhuai River and buried in the Qinhuai River.
When they wanted to pack their bags, the three of them found that there was nothing to pack except a boat and a few fishing nets. An Gouer punted the boat, lay down in the cabin and fell asleep peacefully.
Liu Mingzhi sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat and stared at the sparkling river, lost in thought. The boat rowed against the wind all the way towards Jinling City.
An Gou'er didn't know where Jinling City was. He listened to Brother Liu and drove north along the river bank. He would arrive there one day.
At this moment, Jinling City was full of men on horseback galloping back and forth. After arriving at Liu Mansion, they could not say a few words before continuing to leave the city without stopping.
Liu Zhi'an was sitting in the main hall, holding a volume of ledgers in his hands and turning over them. He seemed to have a calm expression, but everyone present knew that his mood was not as calm as he appeared. He had not turned over the ledgers for half an hour.
One page.
Mrs. Liu looked out from time to time and couldn't stop wandering back and forth in the main hall: "Master, can you stop looking so stable? Zhi'er has been missing for five days. As a father, you can't send more
Manpower?"
Liu Zhi'an glanced at his wife calmly: "Liu Ye in the south of the Yangtze River is all out. If there is no news from Zhi'er for one day, it means there is still time to wait. I believe Brother Liu Ye's information."
"It's not an option to wait like this. Has your letter to Brother Song come back yet? Did Zhi'er follow this kid Qing'er to the capital?"
"wait!"
Qi Yun sat aside and said: "Dad, do you want me to go find my father and ask him to help send garrison troops to investigate? There must be more people and more strength."
Liu Zhi'an closed his eyes: "Yun'er, don't disturb your in-laws. Sending out soldiers and horses to defend the Liu family is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. All we can do now is wait."
Qi Yun had to swallow what she wanted to say. She knew in her heart that Liu Zhi'an was no easier than her.
Amid everyone's anxious mood, Liu Zhi'an sat there for an hour without saying a word, his eyes tightly fixed on the account book without moving.
At this time, a man wearing a green robe and carrying a sword rushed into the main hall without any reward, walked to Liu Zhi'an and lowered his head and said: "Young master is fine, he will be home soon."
Liu Zhi'an's eyes suddenly lit up, showing an astonishing light, and then returned to his normal appearance. The hand holding the account book with white joints suddenly loosened. He waved his hand gently to signal the man in green robe to leave.
The man in green robe nodded and retreated without saying anything.
"The bastard will be back soon. You don't have to worry anymore. You wait for him in the main hall while I go to the back to take care of some things." After saying that, he went straight to the back hall regardless of other people's reactions.
Everyone looked relaxed. Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment and followed her to the back hall. As soon as she entered the back hall, she heard the sound of sleeping breathing. Liu Zhi'an was lying on the couch where he usually rested and fell into a deep sleep.
Mrs. Liu looked regretful. Only then did she think that the master had stayed in the main hall for five days and five nights without sleeping a wink because of his son's matter. He was the one who was most worried, but he was the backbone of the Liu family, and everything had to be done.
Bear with it.
An Gou'er looked at the hundreds of Liu Ye brothers riding on horses in different colors and uniforms by the river with fear and fear. Liu Ye brothers all had weapons on their bodies, with different styles.
Liu Yiqi looked at the young master sitting on the bow of the boat from his horse. People of all sizes were running back and forth and working hard. The master was not only unscathed, but he was sitting on a small boat admiring the scenery on both sides of the Qinhuai River.
Liu Yi didn't know whether to be grateful that the young master was safe, or to blame the young master for Yun Danfengqing.
"Brother Liu, they," An Gou'er looked at Brother Liu Ye who was surrounding the river in a trembling voice, and he was a little confused.
Start shivering.
"Jiang He, don't be afraid. They are all brother's family, and naturally they are your family as well."
"family?"
"kindness."
Liu Mingzhi stood up and stood upright at the end of the bridge: "Brother Liu Ye, listen to the order and go home."
Liu Yi, Liu Si and other people who were a little acquainted with Liu Mingzhi found that their young master seemed to have changed and became a little different. As for the differences, they couldn't tell. In short, it was a mysterious and mysterious feeling that made people involuntarily obey him.
The command.
"Liu Ye listens to the order and asks the young master to get in the car."
Liu Mingzhi led the cowering An brothers and sisters to the carriage that the Liu family had prepared long ago and boarded it.
Mrs. Liu looked at her somewhat disgraced son standing in front of her. She felt that he was completely fine, and then she breathed a sigh of relief: "Tell me, where have you been these past few days? Do you know what happened to your family because of your affairs?
"
"Mom, I'm sorry, the child is wrong."
Mrs. Liu was stunned as she was about to get angry. She hesitated to speak but didn't know what to say.
"Husband." Qi Yun bit her lower lip, looking at Liu Mingzhi standing aside with red eyes, her tone was slightly crying.
"Madam, my husband is fine, I have made you worry." After saying this, he ignored everyone present, hugged Qi Yun and kissed her hard.
Qi Yun's face turned red and purple, she pushed her shameless husband away and stood aside, nodding, not daring to look into anyone's eyes.
"Mom, let me introduce to you, these two are my younger brothers and sisters whom the children recognized outside. An Jianghe, An Xin."
"Jiang He, An Xin, call me mother. From now on, my mother will be your mother, and the Liu family will be your home." There is no way to repay the kindness of saving his life, and this is all Liu Mingzhi can do.
An Gouer, who had been stunned by the magnificence of the Liu Mansion, suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Mrs. Liu for a moment and hesitated: "Mother."
Although Mrs. Liu was confused, she still agreed: "From now on, just treat Liu Mansion as your own home."
Liu Mingzhi sat on a chair and talked about what he had experienced in the past few days, while Mrs. Liu exclaimed from time to time. When she heard what happened to brother and sister An Gouer, she looked at the two children pitifully.
These two were the ones who saved their son's life. When they saw the two brothers and sisters getting really close, just like Liu Mingzhi said, there is no way to repay the kindness of saving your life. Giving you a warm home is nothing more than that.
After greeting each other for a while and explaining their affairs, Liu Mingzhi realized that Liu Zhian was not there: "Where is the old man?"
"He fell asleep in the back hall, do you want to wake him up?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head clearly: "I haven't slept for a few days, let him have a good rest."