At this moment, everything around them seemed to disappear, leaving only their warmth and heartbeat.
After a long time, the two separated, and Feng Jiu shyly buried her head in Nangong Beichen's chest.
Nangong Beichen hugged her tightly and said softly, "Jiu'er, I will never let you down in this life."
Fengjiu nodded slightly, a happy smile on her face.
As the sun sets, they snuggle together, their figures stretched very long in the afterglow, like an eternal painting.
The two rested there for a night and drove away early the next morning. In the afternoon, Nangong Beichen and his friends arrived at a village. They put the car into the space and released two horses.
There is a big locust tree at the entrance of the village. Under the tree, several old women are chatting with their children.
Nangong Beichen: "Old man, may I ask where the village chief's house is? Could you show us the way?"
An old man with white hair came forward and asked, "Are you from out of town? Do you have something to do with our village chief?"
Nangong Beichen: "We just want to stay for one night. Can you help us show the way?"
The old woman said: "Then follow me. The village chief's house is not far away."
The two followed the old woman for a while and arrived at the village chief's house, which was a blue brick and tile house.
The old woman went forward and knocked on the door: "Knock knock knock, is the village chief home? Someone is looking for you."
Footsteps were heard in the yard: "Coming, coming." It was a woman's voice.
The door was opened, and a woman who looked to be in her fifties came out with a spatula in her hand.
When he saw the people standing outside, he asked, "Sister-in-law, who are these two people?"
"They seem to be from out of town and want to stay overnight in our village, so I brought them here."
The lady said quickly, "Come in, you are a guest from far away, come in and have a drink of water."
At this time, an old man came out of the house. He was about fifty years old and glanced at the old woman. He also heard what they had just said outside.
Nangong Beichen: "Sorry to bother you. My husband and I were passing by here. It was getting late so we went into the village to stay overnight."
The old man said: "Come on, come on, young man. It's bound to be inconvenient when you're out and about. Now that our lives are better, you can stay a few more days."
Nangong Beichen: "Thank you, old man!"
"Hey, don't be so polite. My last name is Liu, so you can just call me Uncle Liu. Come on, come in and sit down."
The two men entered the house and found it clean. There was some corn hanging on the beams outside the house. It seemed that they had a good harvest in recent years.
Nangong Beichen: "Uncle Liu, why are you and your wife the only ones at home? Where are your family members?"
Aunt Liu, who came into the main room carrying two bowls of water, replied, "My children and grandchildren have all gone to the fields and will be back soon."
Grandpa Liu also said: "Yes, they all go to the fields. Our children and grandchildren are very filial and don't let us old couple work. We just help them cook at home."
"Mr. Liu is so lucky. His children and grandchildren are so filial."
Uncle Liu laughed heartily. "We're so lucky! We have enough to eat and wear. Life has never been better than it is now. I see you two have extraordinary temperaments. Where are you from?"
"Uncle Liu, we are from the capital. You can just call me Beichen. This is my wife."
Fengjiu also nodded to the two elderly people, "Hello, Uncle Liu, Grandma Liu."
Grandma Liu: "Oh, my old lady, my eyesight is not very good. Now that I look closely, you two are as beautiful as the golden boy and jade girl from heaven. In my life, I have never seen anyone so beautiful."
Before the two could reply, they heard a shout from outside the yard, "Grandpa and grandma, we are back."
Six or seven people came in from outside the yard, two men in their thirties, two women of similar age, two boys of eleven or twelve years old, and a girl of eight or nine years old into the main room.
One of the men put down the hoe in his hand and came in. When he saw Nangong Beichen and Feng Jiu, he was stunned.
Uncle Liu: "Aqiang, these two are guests staying at our house, please don't be rude."
The one called Aqiang, with red eyes, knelt down with a thud, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Chen and the Princess Protector of the Nation."
Nangong Beichen and Feng Jiu were both stunned. Did this person know them?
When the Liu family saw Aqiang kneeling down, they all knelt down as well.
Nangong Beichen: "Uncle Liu, please get up quickly. Brother, do you know us?"
Ah Qiang hadn't gotten up yet, and his voice was choked with sobs as he said, "Have you, Princess Protector of the Nation, forgotten the common people? Sixteen years ago at Chaoyang Pass."
Fengjiu thought for a moment and asked, "Are you the soldier who was pierced by the spear?"
"It's me. I'd like to thank the Princess Protector of the Nation for saving my life." After saying that, he kowtowed several times on the ground.
When the Liu family learned that these were Aqiang's saviors, they also kowtowed to the two of them.
Nangong Beichen and Feng Jiu stepped forward to help the Liu family members up.
"Everyone, hurry up and get up. If you continue like this, we will leave."
Now everyone in the Liu family stood up, and Uncle Liu stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Princess, please take a seat. I, the old woman, will go and prepare the meal."
Grandma Liu took her two daughters-in-law to the kitchen, and all the Liu family members in the main room stood there.
Nangong Beichen: "Everyone should do it, don't be so polite, otherwise we will feel uncomfortable. We are out for fun, so don't call us Your Highness or Princess. Uncle Liu can call us Beichen, and my wife is Fengjiu."
Uncle Liu glanced at his son, and Aqiang nodded to his father.
"Okay, let's do it."
Fengjiu: "Aqiang, why aren't you at Chaoyangguan anymore?"
A Qiang: "Princess, you don't know that since that battle, the Northern Territory no longer dared to attack us Nanli. Later, the army didn't need so many people. General Xiao allowed those who wanted to return home to go home, and gave us each fifty taels of silver. So I returned with a few people from the village."
Feng Jiu noticed that the two boys were staring at them and asked, "Are these two boys your sons?"
"Yes, these two are my sons. They are both eleven years old this year. If the princess hadn't saved me, I would have been dead for more than ten years."
Several people were chatting in the main hall. The Liu family also knew that the current high-yield grain was given by the princess, and everyone's gratitude to Fengjiu had reached its peak.
A man came in from outside the yard and said loudly, "Qiangzi, can I borrow your hatchet?"
The man strode into the main room, and when he saw the two people sitting there, he knelt down with a thud.
"I, Liu Jun, pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Chen and the Princess Protector of the Nation. How has your Highness and the Princess been doing these past few years? I have yet to thank the Princess in person for saving my life!"
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