Chapter 277

It was dusk, and there were still more than ten miles away from the next post station. The mule cart stopped to rest.

I'm going to stay in the middle of the road tonight.

They had to set up their temporary tents before dark.

Several people divided the work and cooperated. A Xu was responsible for carrying water, Xu Yi and Er Qing were responsible for setting up the tent, Yan Quyue observed the surroundings, and A Jin lit the fire and cooked the food.

When setting up the tent, A Xu also carried the water back. The water on the upstream bank was clear and could be drank by boiling it.

Ah Jin took out the preserved meat jerky, cut some and boiled it in water. While the soup was boiling, he kneaded the dough, pulled it into gnocchi, pulled it apart, and boiled it in the soup.

Paired with pickled pickles, it makes for a complete meal.

At night, the surroundings were quiet.

Only the firewood burning in front of me made a "pitter patter" sound from time to time.

The bright firelight shone on Yan Quyue's face. She lowered her eyes, her eyelashes covering the emotions floating in her eyes, and she kept wiping the scimitar in her hand.

Xu Yi glanced sideways and asked with a soft smile: "Are you nervous?"

"I was thinking about how my brother and sister-in-law are doing now after not seeing them for so many years." Yan Quyue sighed softly. She used to laugh at her close friends and say that she After getting married, she rarely returns to her parents' home.

Unexpectedly, her words came true, but when it was her turn, she had not been back for so many years.

If it weren't for the constant exchange of letters, she might not even know what was going on at home.

They went to the inn in advance to deliver the letter. Judging from the timetable, the letter should have reached her brother's hands. As expected, I will be able to see my long-missed relatives at home tomorrow.

Xu Yi said: "My brother and sister-in-law are in their prime, so I guess they haven't changed much in appearance."

"We can't be so old that we can't recognize them."

Yan Quyue curved her eyebrows and smiled brightly. After a while, she said, "Let's set off early tomorrow morning. "

Okay." Xu Yi responded.

It was getting very late. Xu Yi was keeping vigil outside the tent while everyone else fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, A Xu and Er Qing got up to replace him. Xu Yi's sleep quality was very good. Even if his biological clock was disrupted, he could fall asleep quickly by lying in a tent covered with soft cushions and closing his eyes.

The next day, at dawn, a few people packed up and set off on their mules again.

The mules, carrying the heavy carriage, ran slowly along the rugged Shu roads. Behind them, two donkeys followed slowly.

About half a day later, Xu Yi and Yan Quyue saw the city wall of Zhaohua County in the distance.

Zhaohua has arrived.

"We're here~"

A Xu clenched the rope in his hands slightly excitedly, and they were a little closer to the salt pavilion.

The closer they got to the city wall, the more Yan Quyue couldn't sit still. She lifted the curtain and came to the front of the car outside. From a distance, they saw a carriage parked at the entrance of the city wall.

There were not many people entering and exiting the city wall, so the carriage parked there motionless and attracted special attention.

"It's brother." Yan Quyue's heart rippled, her voice choked slightly, and she looked at Xu Yi with moist eyes.

Xu Yi looked at her with smiling eyes and reached out to hold Yan Quyue's hand tightly.

The warmth from the palm of her hand seemed to burn her.

Yan Quyue did not let go of his hand until A Xu stopped in front of the carriage.

The moment you see your loved ones.

Yan Quyue could no longer control her surging emotions, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes unconsciously.

When Yan Jingming and Wen Shujin saw their sister, their eyes were red, and they could not hide their longing for her.

"Brother! Sister-in-law!"

Yan Quyue jumped out of the car impatiently and trotted up to the two of them.

"I have been married to someone else for so many years, how can I still be so virtuous?"

Yan Jingming said disapprovingly when he saw her, but his eyes were smiling, and his heart overflowed with joy.

Wen Shujin pushed him, holding Yan Quyue's hand with trembling hands, looking up and down, looking at her wholeheartedly: "I've lost weight, I've lost weight."

"Did you not eat well on the road? Your palms are so dry There is no meat, oh, we received the letter from you, and we were wondering if it would be a few days late."

"But your brother said that you will definitely arrive early, so we will wait at the city gate in the past two days. Yan Quyue listened, crying and laughing, and said

, "I'm anxious to see you, so the next trip will be faster."

Wen Shujin smiled and wiped her tears, "I'm crying."

As she spoke, she looked at Xu Yi who was talking to her husband. After not seeing him for several years, Xu Yi looked more mature and steady than before, and his conversation and behavior were even more extraordinary.

From the letters they sent in the past few years, Wen Shujin also knew the skills of this uncle. Sister Yan followed him and did not suffer hardships.

The gate of the city is not a good place to reminisce. After exchanging a few words, everyone entered the city and came to the Yan family.

The Yan family was quite busy that day, and all the family members knew that the married Aunt Yan was back. Over the years, these practitioners who have become mark masters all want to meet, and almost all the mark masters who have not caught up with the mark come over.

Seeing that Yan Quyue had hardly changed, several friends who were close friends with her in the past were still clamoring to show off to her.

Before Yan Quyue agreed, Yan Jingming beside him became unhappy.

Looking at their posture, he wanted to take Yan Quyue to the martial arts training field without giving up. Yan Jingming glared at them and cursed: "Go, go, you rough old men, you are not ashamed."

"Master, I see . Sister Yue wants to compete with us."

"She doesn't want to!" Yan Jingming raised his leg and kicked the guy who was talking, cursing, "If you talk nonsense again, I will punish you!"

Xu Yi looked at the young man who was talking and stabbed him. Wearing a headscarf, her hair tied high, and wearing a bungalow, she looked very strong.

He raised his eyebrows lightly and said: "Why don't you compete with me."

Yan Jingming was stunned: "..."

The young man who dodged the flying kick was also stunned and looked at Xu Yi in disbelief: "Uncle Xu, this is not a joke. What?"

In his opinion, Mr. Xu in front of him was gentle and reasonable, and he didn't look like a martial artist.

Yan Quyue saw the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal. She smiled and asked, "Do you really want to compete with him?"

Xu Yi nodded: "Yes."

This man wants to compete with his wife, so why should he stay behind?

Yan Quyue said: "He is not weak in skill. He could tie with me before, but now I think he is even stronger."

Xu Yi looked at him lightly and said, "You will know after a test."

The young man: "... "

Why do I feel that the look in Mr. Xu's eyes is a bit scary?

Not long after, everyone came to the martial arts training ground in a daze.

Wen Shujin shook her head lightly, wondering how such a good gathering could end up like this. She looked at the Yan family brothers and sisters. As long as she didn't compete with Yan Quyue, Yan Jingming didn't care whether Xu Yi wanted to compete with the family master.

Anyway, in his opinion, Xu Yi was not as important as his sister.

Besides, his sister doesn't feel sorry for her husband being beaten, so as an elder brother, he has nothing to worry about.

Although he thought so, Yan Jingming didn't really have the reason to let his own label master beat his uncle, so he shouted meaningfully: "As far as the point is concerned, do you understand?"

The young man heard this and cupped his hands: "Understood."

Xu Yi nodded. .

The young man in front of him raised his hand as an invitation. The next second, he bowed his tiger fist, and the wind of the fist came fiercely.

Xu Yi avoided it and struck his elbow with the knife. He took a step forward and landed firmly beside him.

When the young man reacted and quickly retaliated, Xu Yi's figure changed instantly. Suddenly, a palm turned into a fist and struck him on the shoulder. At the moment of the impact, Xu Yi released his fist and grabbed the opponent, leaning forward fiercely. Hit...

The next second, Xu Yi's palm stopped in front of him.

The young man's eyes trembled, his breathing suddenly stopped, and he took a few steps back.

He steadied his body and looked at Xu Yi with an uneven heartbeat. Not only him, but also the other mark masters of the Yan family were full of surprise. Even Yan Jingming showed an incredible expression.

"Are you good at martial arts?"

This is an obvious thing.

Even if they saw it with their own eyes, everyone still couldn't believe how this gentle man could be more powerful in boxing than their martial arts students.

Moreover, the boxing technique was something they had never seen before, and the body shape was erratic, not inferior to their Yan family boxing in the slightest.

The Yan family really got an amazing uncle.

"Okay, okay, this technique is wonderful." Yan Jingming laughed heartily and stepped forward to pat Xu Yi on the shoulder. He was worthy of being his sister's husband, and he was very proud of his parents.

After the competition, the other masters no longer dared to look down on Xu Yi. The others no longer surrounded Yan Quyue, but turned to target Xu Yi, shouting excitedly that they wanted to compete with him.

Xu Yi hasn't warmed up for a long time.

The competition with the young men just now was too short, and he didn't even feel it properly. Seeing their enthusiasm, he agreed with a smile.

...

Seeing that the men were all keen on competing, Wen Shujin shook her head and took Yan Quyue to the room to talk.

The aunt and sister-in-law had a lot to talk about. Wen Shujin pulled Yan Quyue and asked, "Are you going to leave when you come back this time?"

"Well, I won't leave for the time being." Yan Quyue said with a smile.

When Wen Shujin heard that they were not leaving, she was very happy and asked quickly: "Have you ever thought about making a living? Uncle Xu is a doctor, but do you want to open a medical clinic in Yanting?"

Yan Quyue nodded: "Yes. To open a medical clinic, we also need to run medicine."

Wen Shujin: "? "

What kind of medicine?"

She only knew that this kind of medicine was run by the government, and she had never heard that ordinary private doctors could also do medicine.

It's a long story. Yan Quyue hadn't mentioned it in the letter she sent to her parents' family. When she mentioned it now, she told her sister-in-law in a concise and concise manner.

After hearing this, Wen Shujin slowly breathed out and said to her: "This thing doesn't sound easy. If you really want to go into medicine, you will have to spend a lot of money. If you are short of money, tell us, your family won't be able to buy it in the past few years." We have a small family fortune and can support us a little."

Yan Quyue said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we are not short of money."

If we are really short of money, there is still her dowry.

Rather than being short of money, they are short of manpower. The difficulty in running medicine is not to set it up, but to make it work.

However, Xu Yi had an idea about this matter, and Yan Quyue was not that worried.

She looked at Wen Shujin and saw the subtle wrinkles in the corners of her eyes. She opened her mouth and asked, "Sister-in-law, how have you and your brother been doing these past few years?"

Wen Shujin smiled and said that everything was going well. Zhaohua has a book store. When she accepted a female student, all the brothers and sisters at home were studying in the school. She was thinking about something and said to her: "Wen Wei got married the year before last. He married a sister from a scholar's family in the next county. I've seen it. He is virtuous and polite, and he is also literate. He is a perfect match for Wen Wei. "

Yan Quyue sighed and said a little embarrassedly, "I wouldn't have thought about it unless my sister-in-law said anything."

Now that they are married, she said . It's time to give a gift. Afraid of forgetting this, she went out to tell A Xu and asked him to help buy some gifts for others.

"Thank you sister-in-law for reminding me, otherwise I really wouldn't remember this." After Yan Quyue finished explaining, she let out a sigh of relief.

Wen Shujin said: "There is no rush. You can have a good rest when you come back today and go to the Wen family tomorrow."

They had just arrived in Zhaohua, and the Yan family had not had time to notify other families. Except for their own label masters, Wen Wei and Qi I don’t even know yet.

Yan Quyue knew there was no need to rush.

It's late today, it's almost the end of Shenshi, and it's too late to rush to Wen's house now.

Fortunately, A Xu was there to handle the matter, and Yan Quyue felt relieved. When it was almost dark, A Xu came back with the purchased gifts.

Coincidentally, before the sun went down, Wen Wei got the news and came on horseback. When Yan Quyue saw him coming, she shouted that there was no need to go to Wen's house to deliver gifts tomorrow, and she could just ask him to take them back.

……

at night.

After dinner, Xu Yi followed Yan Quyue to the boudoir where she used to live.

They're going to sleep here tonight.

After Yan Quyue got married, all the furnishings in the room remained unchanged and remained as they were before.

The mother-in-law of the family often comes to clean the house. There is not a trace of dust in the room. The bed curtain is hanging, and there are brand-new beddings inside. wisps of fragrant mist float from the gilt copper stove on the table, refreshing the heart and mind.

Yan Quyue touched here and there.

She sat down in front of the dressing table with a surging mood. Her current appearance was reflected in the bronze mirror. Her brows lacked the agility of a girl and had more of the stability brought by experience. Yan Quyue opened the makeup box in front of her with emotion, and inside lay quietly the jewelry she had not taken away when she got married.

Xu Yi came over, looked at the jewelry, picked out a red begonia velvet hairpin and put it on her head.

And sincerely praised: "It looks good."

Yan Quyue smiled and picked off the begonia flower: "Wear it tomorrow."

As she said that, she yawned and felt a little sleepy.

After a half-day trip, competing, chatting and meeting guests, the two of them were both in good spirits, but they were both a little tired now.

Soon, the two of them changed their clothes and lay on the bed wearing plain white underwear.

When she lay down, Yan Quyue was not so sleepy anymore. She stared at the copper hook on the bed tent for a long time and said slowly, "It feels so good to be back."

Everything was so cordial.

My brother and sister-in-law are all still alive, my nieces and nephews are all grown up, my eldest brother is engaged, and in a few years he will be able to marry someone else's sister.

Xu Yi turned sideways and gently hugged her into his arms. Smelling the fragrance in his arms, he whispered: "We will come back often in the future."

Yan Quyue nuzzled him: "Okay."

She touched her The brocade quilt covering the two of them was cool and comfortable.