After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 940 Old Servant
Hai Chang'an shot that arrow outside the Sun family's gate, shocking the entire Sun family.

They finally believed that even if he was the eldest son of Lord Sun, if he tried to break out of the encirclement of the soldiers, the soldiers would kill him without mercy. Even though the arrow only grazed his forehead and hit the screen wall, if the arrow had been slightly off target, Sun Yongping would have been killed on the spot, and his death would have been in vain, because he had violated the imperial decree and entered the palace without authorization, and he had also spoken rudely. Whether it was the new emperor or the cabinet, they had no reason to refute his crime.

The entire Sun family has become much more honest and no longer colludes with each other.

Of course, this is also because there are soldiers guarding the doors of every household, so even if someone wants to visit, there is nothing they can do. However, there were still people who could climb over the wall in the past, but now even those who climb over the wall have disappeared. Rumor has it that there is a sharpshooter in the Banner Guard who is stationed outside the Sun clan's land. Once he sees a member of the Sun family escaping privately, he will shoot an arrow at them and kill them. Who knows if this sharpshooter will attack those who climb over the wall? For their own safety, they had better be honest.

The people of the Sun family became obedient, and the officers and soldiers who surrounded them felt much more relaxed. They only needed to patrol the surrounding area regularly every day to make sure that no one escaped from inside and no one sneaked in from outside, that there was no fire, and that no one was murdered. Then everything would be peaceful.

The standard-bearing military officers who led the troops even had some free time and could go home every two or three days.

The legend about Hai Chang'an, the archer, gradually spread among the flag bearer guards.

When Xiao Shitou heard the news about his father from his new friends, he was a little bit unbelieving. After asking again and again and confirming that it was his father, he was filled with pride and was proud to be his father's son.

He didn't brag in front of his friends, but when he got home, he quickly told his sister the news: "Dad is so awesome this time! Everyone says he is a great archer. With just one arrow, he scared the treacherous official's son away!"

Haitang was a little surprised: "Second uncle was transferred to guard the Sun family? I haven't heard about it before?" However, the transfer order should have been issued after Hai Changan returned home from his last vacation, so Hai Changan naturally had no time to tell his family.

Hai Changan's archery skills have always been excellent. When he was in Chang'an, he was also a shooting instructor in the Wei School. If it weren't for his background, he would have made a name for himself in the Northwest Army long ago, instead of waiting until Tu Rong went to Chang'an to take up a post and officially entering the official career as Tu Rong's personal soldier.

However, it is not too late for him to come forward now. He is not yet forty years old, in the prime of his life, and has already served in the imperial flag bearer guard. This time he shot an arrow at the gate of the Sun family. On the surface, it seemed that he was just trying to scare Sun Yongping away, but in fact, he was taking the opportunity to draw a clear line with the Sun family and the Ji Wang Mansion behind the Sun family. When the new monarch ascends the throne, the Great Chu Dynasty will open a new chapter. With the ability of his second uncle Hai Chang'an, he will definitely be able to stand out. At that time, his origin as a Chang family and the Ji Wang Mansion closely connected with the Chang family will no longer be able to slow him down.

This is good news. Haitang hurriedly pulled Xiao Shitou to report the good news to her uncle Xie Wenzai in the front yard and her grandmother Ma in the back yard. Of course, she did not forget her second aunt Hu in the west wing. Everyone was beaming with joy after hearing the news. Hu was already counting the days until Hai Changan's next day off, and planned to host a family dinner to celebrate her husband's success.

Xie Wenzai smiled and said, "He is not on duty in the palace now, so I am afraid that he cannot come here on his day off as usual. Don't worry, wait for me to find out. Once I have the correct information, it won't be too late for you to make preparations."

Mrs. Hu immediately showed a disappointed expression: "It's only a few days away... Could it be that he can't take a rest and go home by then?"

Little Stone reminded his mother, "Mom, less than ten days after Dad's last rest day was the day of the late emperor's funeral. If Dad was still in the Banner Guard, he would have spent the day at the Imperial Mausoleum, and he wouldn't have been able to go home."

Hu thought about it and felt even more disappointed.

Ma smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? Didn't Baoshun go to the street where the Sun family lived to look for his friends that day? If you miss Chang'an, ask Xiao Shitou to take you there and ask someone to tell him to come out and meet him. Even if you can only say a few words and can't stay for long, meeting him once is better than not meeting him at all. He is not on duty in the palace now, which makes it convenient for you to meet!" Xiao Shitou also said, "Some of the Banner Guards go home for the night, but not everyone can go back. Maybe one day it will be Dad's turn. Don't worry, Mom. Tomorrow I will take a few friends and go over to check the situation. Even if we can't see him, with my friends' fathers and brothers here, who will make things difficult for us?"

Mrs. Hu suddenly became happy again.

Let's not talk about the meeting. When Ma heard that Xiao Shitou wanted to visit his father, she immediately pulled her daughter-in-law to work. The weather was getting colder day by day. There were two heavy snowfalls in the past few days. It was cold outside. It must be very hard to be on duty on the street. She planned to send some cold-proof clothes and shoes to her adopted son, and also some food and charcoal, so that Hai Chang'an could have a better night.

When Mrs. Hu heard that she was going to send something to her husband, she put everything else aside and followed her mother-in-law.

Little Stone went to discuss tomorrow's affairs with his new friends, while Haitang followed his uncle Xie Wenzai back to the front yard, intending to continue discussing the location of the school. Suddenly, he heard the gatekeeper come to report: "Someone from Yongping Prefecture has come to see Master Xie."

If someone came to Yongping Prefecture's old home, they should have looked for the head of the family, Hai Xiya and his wife. Why would they want to see Xie Wenzai?

Haitang was just wondering when she turned around and saw her cousin uncle Xie Wenzai with red eyes, as if he was crying, and walking out the door. She immediately guessed who he was and hurriedly followed him.

A thin, old, hunchbacked man stood outside the gate, directing several young men to unload the luggage from the carriage. He suddenly stopped in the middle of his words, listened carefully to the approaching footsteps, and slowly turned around with a hesitant look on his face.

Xie Wenzai stood behind him, his eyes filled with tears: "Xie Zhong, I haven't seen you for a long time."

The old man named Xie Zhong burst into tears and rushed over: "Master! No... Master! Xie Zhong finally sees you!"

The former master and servant finally met after decades of separation. They were both very excited and cried bitterly.

Haitang hurriedly passed the news to the main courtyard. After a while, Ma came out with Hu and Aunt Cui. Seeing Xie Wenzai and Xie Zhong holding hands and crying, her eyes could not help but turn red.

She advised, "It's a good thing to be able to meet again. Why cry? You should be happy. It's windy outside, let's go inside and talk. How many people and luggage did Xie Zhong bring with him? Lao Cui, you two should quickly arrange for someone to come inside to have some hot soup, roast some firewood, and warm themselves up."

Uncle Cui and Aunt Cui responded immediately and greeted the visitors. Xie Wenzai held Xie Zhong's hand tightly and walked into the room where he lived, and asked Wang Xiaoqing to bring hot ginger soup and hot water.

Xie Zhong cried bitterly, and finally calmed down. He didn't even bother to drink the soup, and said to Xie Wenzai: "I bought a house for you and some luggage. Can you take a look first? If you are not satisfied, I will buy you a new one!"

Xie Wenzai smiled and pushed him back to the bed: "Ah Zhong, I'm very happy that you can come. Other things are not important. Tell me quickly, how have you been living these years?"