Chapter 258 The world is changing

It was not until Song Yanxi saw the snow dragon swishing its tail and kicking its legs because it was unhappy about people approaching that she understood why Xu Xiao's tone sounded so complicated when he said he would give it a try.

After making such a fuss for a long time, he was sure that the horse would not cooperate.

Xu Xiao was already sweating from being busy processing the donkey skin, and now he was playing hide-and-seek with Xuelong, feeling exhausted.

He pinched his waist with both hands and gasped, "How strange!"

He caught a glimpse of Song Yanxi standing not far away and quickly waved at her, motioning her to come over.

The snow dragon also saw her and instantly turned into a well-behaved little white horse, even kicking its hooves happily.

Xu Xiao laughed in anger, raised his hand and patted its neck, saying, "You, you don't learn from the good things, but you learned to judge people by their tastes like Lightning, right?"

The snow dragon shook its head and neighed in dissatisfaction, almost speaking in human language.

This difference in treatment is simply too obvious.

Even Liu, the military doctor who heard the noise and came to watch the excitement, couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene: "What kind of person is keeping fit?"

Meeting Xu Xiao's suddenly darkened eyes, he sneered, "Just like the prince, with the same stubborn temper."

As he spoke, he glared and said, "I didn't say anything just now, General Xu, don't copy my words later."

Xu Xiao chuckled, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu. I'm not a gossipy person."

"That's true." Military Doctor Liu clicked his tongue twice and winked at Song Yanxi, saying, "Our General Xu is a very upright person. He doesn't gossip about others, nor does he like to meddle in other people's affairs."

Although it was clearly a compliment, Xu Xiao felt a chill on his back.

The two of them spoke so quietly, did the old man pretend to have super hearing?

Song Yanxi listened from the side, her lips tightly pursed, afraid that she would not be able to hold back her laughter.

As the saying goes, there is always something to conquer, and the ancients were right.

Afraid that Doctor Liu would say something he didn't want to hear, Xu Xiao quickly made an excuse that he had important business to attend to in the city and turned around and left.

Looking at his back, the man and the horse snorted in tacit understanding.

Doctor Liu caressed Xuelong's head lovingly and whispered in its ear, "You can see it too, this guy is different now."

He snorted lightly and said disdainfully, "What kind of good thing do you think you are? You still have the nerve to say you're afraid of being gossiped about, but you're the one who's been the biggest gossip!"

Seeing that he was getting more and more excited, Song Yanxi hurriedly coughed lightly to remind him that he was still there.

It would have been fine if he hadn't reminded her, but when he noticed she hadn't left, Doctor Liu became even more excited. He petted Xuelong and said, "This horse is a good friend of ours, and he understands human nature very well.

If even horses don't like him, how can he be a good person?"

"Old Liu, be careful with your words." Song Yanxi looked around warily and said in a serious voice, "Uncle Xu is, after all, a second-rank general. He's now the commander of the border town. Even if you have a good relationship with him personally, you still have to give him some face when you're out in public."

Doctor Liu's eyes suddenly widened, and he said angrily, "Who said that I have a good personal relationship with him?

To be honest, that was many years ago. Ever since General Yan married Qingyun, he hasn't been in contact with us old guys much."

He couldn't help but sigh when he said this, "He probably blames us old guys for not standing by him and helping him when he was trying to snatch the bride.

But tell me, if a young couple loves each other, what can we, as elders, do?

Even if we don't mention this, the three of them grew up under our care. We are all flesh and blood. Who should we help and who should we not? "

The more Doctor Liu thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but curse, "After all, he's a general now, holding military power. It's normal for him to look down on us peasants.

At best, I only have a dozen or so years to live. A day less anger means a day more life. Why would I bother with him? "

That being said, he didn't seem to have let it go at all.

Song Yanxi knew very little about the grudges of the older generation, and would not make any rash judgments. She only advised gently, "Anger is harmful to your health. If you have any anger, just vent it. Don't hold it in and damage your body."

Doctor Liu raised his eyebrows and asked coldly, "If I curse General Yan and Old General Yan, will you let me curse freely?"

Song Yanxi frowned and said frankly: "No."

Before Doctor Liu could finish his sarcastic remarks, she continued, "You can scold me while I'm away and do it all at once.

As long as I can’t hear it, it doesn’t count.”

"You little girl..." Military Doctor Liu laughed and shook his head, saying, "I'm not just talking nonsense, why would I scold you?"

Thinking of something, he gave a dry laugh, "With your grandfather's bad temper, you can scold him, but if he hears someone scolding his son, the ancestral grave will be overturned and the bones of the ancestors will be dug out to use as sticks."

Song Yanxi raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Is this really true?"

In her memory, her grandfather was a little old man who was a little serious but gentle and polite to others. Even though the red tasseled spear was placed in the ancestral hall, it was hard for people to associate him with the iron-faced general who fought in the bloody battlefield.

When I was young, I heard my aunt telling my mother about my grandfather's bravery on the battlefield. Besides exclaiming in amazement, the question she asked most often was "Is it true?"

As soon as Doctor Liu saw Song Yanxi's expression, he guessed what was going on and snorted coldly, "It's all because of that old guy's good pretense."

Afraid she wouldn't believe him, he offered some advice: "When you go back and see him, tell him that someone in Border Town is slandering your uncle's reputation, saying he's inferior to Xu Xiao in every way. Do you think he'll come over here with a gun in hand overnight?"

"No one is more protective of his own people than that old man Yan Yichuan."

If before, Song Yanxi just felt that it might be true, when she heard the words "protecting one's shortcomings", she believed it.

The Yan family, from top to bottom, including the two siblings, are extremely protective of their children.

When Changbai was a child, he went out to fight with someone. When he came back, his scumbag father scolded him without any explanation, punished him to kneel in the ancestral hall, and even asked someone to prepare gifts to apologize to that family.

The excuse is that you should give in even if you are right.

When she received the letter in the Valley of Divine Doctors, she thought, what the hell, they both fought, so if you insist on saying they were wrong, then they are both wrong.

It's a pity that later on, for the sake of his beloved concubine, the scumbag father moved out of the mansion and lived separately, leaving the whole mess to her mother.

My mother single-handedly supported the Marquisate, and even when she encountered similar things, she only wanted to keep the peace, fearing that she would be laughed at.

From then on, there were no more casual complaints in the letters she received. Instead, they taught her to give in when dealing with others and to be patient and to have a bright future.

Yan Qing did this, and Song Yanxi did the same.

But what is the result?

Good people don't always get good rewards.

Doctor Liu was busy reminiscing about the past and didn't notice Song Yanxi's abnormality. He only said meaningfully, "Girl, you must return safely no matter what. Your grandparents are old and can no longer withstand any pain."

"I've taken note of Elder Liu's words."

"It's not enough to just remember it, you have to do it."

Suddenly a cold wind blew and Doctor Liu coughed violently twice.

He raised his hand to stop Song Yanxi from helping him up, and said unhappily, "I'm not too old to move, so I don't need your help."

Doctor Liu looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid the weather is about to change."

Song Yanxi looked in that direction and her heart suddenly sank.

The sky was originally clear, but suddenly dark clouds covered the sky, and it looked like a heavy rain was about to come.

She hurriedly asked, "You have been in the border town for many years. Perhaps you can tell whether it will rain today?"