witch chaotic country

Chapter 686 Fork in the Road
Although Qiu Chi's people's livelihood has been prosperous in recent years, it is quite rare to braise such a bowl of meat when there is no festival.

Tan Zhaoyu was curious, and when he saw the woman greet him, he got off his horse without thinking too much.When approaching the gate of the courtyard, Tan Yaoyu took a step back on purpose, allowing Beining Xingzhe to step in first.

The woman probably thought that they were grandparents, so she invited the Beining traveler to sit down first.

Knowing that Tan Yaoyu wanted to hide their identities, Beining Xingzhe sat down without hesitation.

Tan Yaoyu looked around the small courtyard, and asked as if chatting: "From the accent of the two of you, you shouldn't be from Qiuchi, right?"

The woman nodded, "Yes. Our family was originally from the Western Qin Dynasty, and we fled to Qiuchi before the country was destroyed. Fortunately, Immortal Fairy Qiuchi took us in and allowed us to settle down here."

Tan Yaoyu frowned unobtrusively, and continued to ask: "If I remember correctly, Qiu Chi allocated cultivated land to those who fled, and also helped to build villages. Why are you in such a deep mountain and old forest? Settled down? Could it be that someone is greedy for the land you deserve?"

The woman quickly waved her hands, "No! No! That's absolutely nothing! When we arrive, we will be very happy to know that we can get the land. It's just..." The woman smiled and pointed at her husband, "Our original Orion is used to living in the woods all his life. If he is allowed to farm the land, he is really not used to it."

The middle-aged man is obviously reserved and not talkative, but he also said at this time: "We told the officials of Qiuchi that we wanted to continue to be hunters, and the officials agreed, and gave us some money so that we can live in Build a house here."

Only then did Tan Yaoyu feel relieved.When she first met Hua Mulan, she had already seen the horror of local officials' greed for ink.If this kind of thing really happened in Qiuchi, Tan Yaoyu would never let it go.

Even the grandson of the great general Yao Zheng, the only seedling of the Yao family, was fined for occupying other people's land back then.

Beining Xingzhe looked at the bowl of meat on the wooden table, and asked, "Are you happy at home today?"

The woman nodded happily, as if she had been waiting for them to ask about it.

She said proudly: "Our son went with the army to conquer Beiliang not long ago, and it is said that he was selected as a heavy cavalry soldier! He asked someone to bring a message the day before, saying that he will go home today! You two wait a moment, he should be Come back soon!"

Tan Yaoyu and Beining Xingzhe looked at each other, neither of them expected to meet someone from the Salvation Army here.Although I don't know if this person can deny Tan Yuanyu, but it's better to avoid unnecessary complications.

The two got up in tacit understanding and wanted to leave, but the woman came to Tan Yaoyu's side to hold her, and asked with a smile: "How old is the girl? Can she agree? It's not a woman bragging, our son is so handsome, It's a perfect match for you!"

The corners of Tan Yaoyu's mouth twitched slightly, he didn't expect that he would be very popular with mothers-in-law due to his rough appearance.She was about to leave with an excuse, when she heard the sound of hurried running outside the courtyard door, and then a hoarse voice said: "Father, mother, my son is back."

The young man who spoke was tall and thin, but not weak.Probably because he often goes hunting with his father in the mountains, he looks like a strong boy.

The young man and Tan Yaoyu looked across the door, the young man was stunned for a moment.As if suspecting that he was wrong, he looked at Beining Xingzhe with a confused face.

Before he could fully react, Tan Yaoyu bowed first and said, "This is the warrior who just came back from the Northern Expedition, right? I heard from my aunt that you were also selected for the heavy cavalry regiment. My little girl really admires you."

When the woman saw her son, she was immediately overjoyed, and she didn't bother to pull Tan Yaoyu to kiss her, so she hurriedly welcomed her son into the yard, looked up and down to make sure that the son was not injured, and repeated: "It's good to be back." , just come back! Mother doesn’t ask you to make contributions, as long as you are safe and sound.”

At this time, the youth had fully confirmed Tan Yaoyu's identity.But fortunately, he is clever. Seeing that Tan Yaoyu seemed to be concealing it intentionally, he also pretended not to know him, but he said in embarrassment, "How can it be unsafe? Immortal Fairy Empress is so good at martial arts and strategy, so it's natural for us to go out with him." Invincible."

Tan Yaoyu tried his best not to be amused by the sudden flattery, and couldn't help echoing: "Yes, yes. Auntie, you should know that the heavy cavalry regiment is equipped with the best horses and the hardest spears. , When the enemy sees them, they will stay away until they fight.”

Although the woman didn't understand, she became happy after hearing what Tan invited Yu to say, and called everyone to sit down.

While putting the stewed meat into everyone's bowls, she kept muttering: "No matter how good a knife is, there is a shield that can't be cut. It would be great if I could not fight..."

Hearing this, the man blamed him, "My son has just returned from victory. What are you talking about?"

The woman gave her husband a blank look, "Did I say something wrong? In the past few years, if they hadn't been robbed by the kings and emperors, where would we not be able to live in peace? Who can stop the days of fighting every day? Let's set up the Longevity Archway for him, and make offerings every day!"

Tan Yaoyu stopped talking.

She doesn't speak, and Beining Xingzhe can't speak.The young man didn't dare to speak anymore.The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly cooled down.

The woman realized it very quickly, and quickly slapped her mouth, "Look at us, we're talking about it for nothing. Let's not talk, let's eat happily."

Tan invited Yu to eat a few mouthfuls, and then asked the young man a few things about the army.The young man didn't dare to speak nonsense, and he answered truthfully, and even took out the spoils he had been assigned to test for Tan Yaoyu.

Seeing Tan Yaoyu nodding in satisfaction, the young man breathed a sigh of relief.

After the meal, Tan Yaoyu unloaded a small crossbow from his horse and handed it to the young man, saying, "It's a chance to meet here. My son travels thousands of miles and my mother is worried. I can't eat my aunt for nothing." A meal. This is what I usually use to protect myself, and I will give it to you today, hoping to keep you safe. Don’t let your parents worry.”

The young man hesitated for a moment, and finally took it, and then he didn't kneel, and he didn't kneel, and he froze in place.

Tan Yaoyu didn't stay long, thanked the middle-aged couple, and went on the road again with the Beining traveler.

The woman looked at the back of Tan Yaoyu riding away on horseback, and said, "I don't know which girl it is, but I always feel that she is extraordinary."

Suddenly he was annoyed again: "Oh, look at our memory! Why did you forget to ask her name? Just now we mentioned her marriage, and she gave you a token of love, but she means yes!"

The young man turned pale when he heard that, "Mom! What are you talking about! You proposed marriage to Xian Ji?!"

"What are you talking about?!" The woman was taken aback, "How old are you? In the past, you were displaced and your mother didn't dare to marry you. Now that you have a family and you are promising, why can't you ask for a wife?" ?”

The young man stomped his feet anxiously, "Mother! Who do you think she is?! She is the Immortal Fairy Lady!"

The two Yaoyu who left the hut did not return to Wudu.

Tan Yaoyu seemed to be inspired by something, and began to chat with the people everywhere in disguise.When I was excited, I was able to chat from sunrise to sunset, and I had no intention of going back.

But the envoy team in Wudu Palace couldn't wait.In the end, Wang Wulang and Xie Huilian escorted the coffin on the road before Tan invited Yu to return, and began to set off slowly all the way towards Pingcheng.

(End of this chapter)